What color is #372A05?

#372A05 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Secret Passage?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 5: 55 red, 42 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Secret Passage?

The complementary color is #051237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Secret Passage color: hex code #372A05

#372A05 rgb(55, 42, 5)

Shades of brown

Secret Passage has the hex code #372A05. It is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 2% blue (55, 42, 5).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 83% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 91% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

Secret Passage (#372A05) color codes

HEX	`#372A05`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 83%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 91%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 91%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.82, 1.52, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.82, 23.71, 86.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.431, 2.479, 0.494)`
Decimal	`3615237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Secret Passage, 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 #372A05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #372A05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a05; }
.text { color: #372a05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a05, #2b3705); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

See #372A05 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #372A05?: #372A05 is a very dark, vivid orange known as Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Secret Passage?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 5: 55 red, 42 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Secret Passage?: The complementary color is #051237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.