What color is #371116?

#371116 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371116?

The RGB value is 55, 17, 22: 55 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371116?

The complementary color is #113732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371116 color

#371116 rgb(55, 17, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #371116 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 6.7% green and 8.6% blue (55, 17, 22).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 60% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#371116 color codes

HEX	`#371116`
RGB	`rgb(55, 17, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 6.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 60%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, 19.5, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 20.46, 17.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.921, 1.271, 0.903)`
Decimal	`3608854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371116, 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 #371116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #371116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371116; }
.text { color: #371116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 17 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371116, #371f11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #371116?: #371116 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371116?: The RGB value is 55, 17, 22: 55 red, 17 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371116?: The complementary color is #113732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.