Close to Raisin
#37293A
#37293A is a very dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #37293A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.63:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.54:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.63:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #37293A as they’d see it.
#37293A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #37293A
What color is #37293A?
#37293A is a very dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #37293A in RGB?
#37293A is rgb(55, 41, 58): 55 red, 41 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #37293A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 29, 0, 77). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #37293A?
PANTONE Black 5 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #37293A?
Its complement #243121 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.