#372528Aubergine (#372528) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 8°, lightness 0.29 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #372528 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 37, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 20%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 33%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 78%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(16.9 9.1 1.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.287 0.028 8) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aubergine shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#382425 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#392527 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#372528 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#372529 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 14.41:1 and against black 1.46:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a7999b · #837375 · #614f52 · #372528 · #201113 · #040001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#653e31 · #582b29 · #372528 · #340c21 · #21031b · #0e0013
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ceb4a0 · #bc8b93 · #9e724e · #7f5059 · #544030 · #372528
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#8ad4cd · #795d61 · #524245 · #372528 · #20080e · #040001
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f3 · #bcafb1 · #737979 · #4b3e40 · #372528 · #0f1716
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9eff0 · #d1c6c8 · #a6999b · #372528 · #0b0203 · #e64d76
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f9eff0 · #d1c6c8 · #a6999b · #372528 · #0b0203 · #dcc54e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2f7f4 · #86c0ba · #3b8680 · #054c48 · #372528 · #230e12
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f7f4 · #93bfa4 · #3d8395 · #204c34 · #372528 · #001921
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf5e5 · #a8bb92 · #537ca2 · #244462 · #372528 · #101906
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f2e1 · #bdb488 · #3b8680 · #3a3e63 · #372528 · #001b18
#544345 · #736365 · #938587 · #B4A8AA · #D7CDCE
#2F1F22 · #28191C · #211416 · #1A0F10 · #13090B
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.