What color is #372528?

#372528 is a very dark, grayish red known as Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aubergine?

The RGB value is 55, 37, 40: 55 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aubergine?

The complementary color is #253734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aubergine color: hex code #372528

#372528 rgb(55, 37, 40)

Shades of black

Aubergine has the hex code #372528. It is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (55, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

Aubergine (#372528) color codes

HEX	`#372528`
RGB	`rgb(55, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.93, 9.08, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.93, 9.19, 8.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.62, 2.289, 2.311)`
Decimal	`3613992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aubergine, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #372528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #372528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372528; }
.text { color: #372528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372528, #372b25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #372528 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #372528?: #372528 is a very dark, grayish red known as Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aubergine?: The RGB value is 55, 37, 40: 55 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aubergine?: The complementary color is #253734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.