What color is #37111C?

#37111C 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 #37111C?

The RGB value is 55, 17, 28: 55 red, 17 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37111C?

The complementary color is #11372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37111C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37111C color

#37111C rgb(55, 17, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #37111C is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 6.7% green and 11% blue (55, 17, 28).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 49% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#37111C color codes

HEX	`#37111C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 17, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 6.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 49%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.26, 20.23, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.26, 20.32, 5.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.986, 1.297, 1.244)`
Decimal	`3608860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37111C, 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 #37111C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37111C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #37111C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37111c; }
.text { color: #37111c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37111c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 17 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37111c, #371911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37111C?: #37111C 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 #37111C?: The RGB value is 55, 17, 28: 55 red, 17 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37111C?: The complementary color is #11372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37111C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.