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#37372D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #37372D

#37372D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 22% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.7); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2D2D37 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #37372D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.02:1).

Colour codes

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Red55
Green55
Blue45

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #37372D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #37372D.
12.02:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #37372D.
1.75:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #37372D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#37372D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#39362C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#39372D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#393634

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #37372D?

#37372D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 22% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #37372D?

Use white text. White on #37372D has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #37372D?

Its complementary colour is #2D2D37, and analogous partners are #37322D and #32372D.