What color is #370010?

#370010 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370010?

The RGB value is 55, 0, 16: 55 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370010?

The complementary color is #003727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370010 color

#370010 rgb(55, 0, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #370010 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 0% green and 6.3% blue (55, 0, 16).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 71% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#370010 color codes

HEX	`#370010`
RGB	`rgb(55, 0, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 0%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 71%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.68, 27.91, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.68, 28.38, 10.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.669, 0.85, 0.566)`
Decimal	`3604496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370010, 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 #370010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #370010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370010; }
.text { color: #370010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 0 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370010, #370c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #370010?: #370010 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370010?: The RGB value is 55, 0, 16: 55 red, 0 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370010?: The complementary color is #003727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.