What color is #370E15?

#370E15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370E15?

The RGB value is 55, 14, 21: 55 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370E15?

The complementary color is #0E3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370E15 color

#370E15 rgb(55, 14, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #370E15 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 5.5% green and 8.2% blue (55, 14, 21).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 59% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 62% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#370E15 color codes

HEX	`#370E15`
RGB	`rgb(55, 14, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 5.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 59%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 62%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.41, 21.08, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.41, 21.91, 15.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.868, 1.181, 0.839)`
Decimal	`3608085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370E15, 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 #370E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #370E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370e15; }
.text { color: #370e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 14 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370e15, #371b0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #370E15?: #370E15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370E15?: The RGB value is 55, 14, 21: 55 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370E15?: The complementary color is #0E3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.