What color is #370F28?

#370F28 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370F28?

The RGB value is 55, 15, 40: 55 red, 15 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370F28?

The complementary color is #0F371E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370F28 color

#370F28 rgb(55, 15, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #370F28 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 5.9% green and 15.7% blue (55, 15, 40).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 57% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#370F28 color codes

HEX	`#370F28`
RGB	`rgb(55, 15, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 5.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 57%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 73%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.33, 23.17, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.33, 24.18, 343.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.129, 1.307, 2.147)`
Decimal	`3608360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370F28, 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 #370F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #370F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370f28; }
.text { color: #370f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 15 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370f28, #370f14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #370F28?: #370F28 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370F28?: The RGB value is 55, 15, 40: 55 red, 15 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370F28?: The complementary color is #0F371E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.