Information about Botany Bay color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #373837 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Grey (#363737). Its next-closest registered neighbors are HLH SG Grey (#383838) and Onyx (#353839).
In RGB terms — rgb(55, 56, 55) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #373837: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Botany Bay" in the Register.
Botany Bay color variations
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Botany Bay color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Botany Bay color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Botany Bay color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Botany Bay color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Botany Bay color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Botany Bay color
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Nearest named colors to Botany Bay
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#363737
#383838
#353839
#393735
#373B38
#3B3737
#34363A
#3A3B35
#3A3833
#36383C
#373A3C
#3A3C39
Botany Bay color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#373837
- RGB55, 56, 55
- CMYK0, 0, 0, 78
- CSSrgb(55, 56, 55)
- HSL120°, 1%, 22%
- HSL Precise120°, 0.901%, 21.765%
- HSV120°, 2%, 22%
- HSB120°, 2%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.220, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.220, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.220, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID373837
- DECIMAL ID3618871
- Name Length10
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