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#37393E Artist’s Charcoal

#37393E is a dark gray named Artist’s Charcoal. In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (rgb(55, 57, 62)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 6% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. #37393E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.56:1.

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Variations of #37393E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#37393E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#37393E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #37393E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #37393E
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #38393E
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #37393E
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #37393E
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #37393E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #353A3B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #36393C
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #38393A

#37393E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.56:1 Very good#37393E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#37393E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#37393E in CSS

/* Artist’s Charcoal */
.color { color: #37393E; }
.background { background-color: #37393E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #37393E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(55 57 62);
color: hsl(223 6% 23%);
color: oklch(0.345 0.009 268.4);

#37393E FAQ

What color is #37393E?

#37393E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #37393E?

#37393E is rgb(55, 57, 62) in RGB, hsl(223, 6%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #37393E?

The complementary color of #37393E is #3E3C37, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #37393E?

White text has the best contrast on #37393E: 11.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #37393E a warm or cool color?

#37393E is a neutral color.