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#37545F

#37545F is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 32.9% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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This color as text on black

2.60:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #37545F as they’d see it.

Typical vision#37545F
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #37545F

What color is #37545F?

#37545F is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 32.9% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #37545F in RGB?

#37545F is rgb(55, 84, 95): 55 red, 84 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #37545F in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(42, 12, 0, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #37545F?

PANTONE 7545 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #37545F?

Its complement #624B42 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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