Palettes / Colors / #374151

#374151 — Deep Dusty Blue

#374151 is a blue color we call Deep Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the blue family.

#374151 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #524838; it also sits naturally between #384F52 and #3B3852. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 25% · Blue 32%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 68%

Previews

CSS code for #374151

.text { color: #374151; }
.background { background-color: #374151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #374151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(55, 65, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 19%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #374151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #374151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(55, 65, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#374151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#374151">Div content here</div>

Shades of #374151

Tints of #374151

Tones of #374151

Color harmonies

Complementary — #524838:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #374151: #FFFFFF.

How #374151 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #374151 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #374151?

#374151 is Deep Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 55, 65, 81). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #374151?

#374151 is RGB 55, 65, 81 — HSL 217°, 19%, 27% — CMYK 32%, 20%, 0%, 68%.

What colors go with #374151?

Its complement is #524838; analogous partners are #384F52 and #3B3852. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #374151 for text?

White text on #374151 has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.04:1.