What color is #370F0F?

#370F0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370F0F?

The RGB value is 55, 15, 15: 55 red, 15 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370F0F?

The complementary color is #0F3737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370F0F color

#370F0F rgb(55, 15, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #370F0F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 5.9% green and 5.9% blue (55, 15, 15).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 57% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 73% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#370F0F color codes

HEX	`#370F0F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 15, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 5.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 57%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 73%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 73%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.47, 19.97, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.47, 22.2, 25.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.833, 1.189, 0.585)`
Decimal	`3608335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370F0F, 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 #370F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #370F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370f0f; }
.text { color: #370f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 15 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370f0f, #37230f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #370F0F?: #370F0F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370F0F?: The RGB value is 55, 15, 15: 55 red, 15 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370F0F?: The complementary color is #0F3737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.