What color is #370920?

#370920 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370920?

The RGB value is 55, 9, 32: 55 red, 9 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370920?

The complementary color is #093720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370920 color

#370920 rgb(55, 9, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #370920 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 3.5% green and 12.5% blue (55, 9, 32).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 72% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#370920 color codes

HEX	`#370920`
RGB	`rgb(55, 9, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 3.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 72%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 84%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.89, 24.9, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.89, 25.09, 352.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.934, 1.112, 1.479)`
Decimal	`3606816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370920, 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 #370920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #370920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370920; }
.text { color: #370920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 9 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370920, #370909); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #370920?: #370920 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370920?: The RGB value is 55, 9, 32: 55 red, 9 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370920?: The complementary color is #093720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.