What color is #371520?

#371520 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371520?

The RGB value is 55, 21, 32: 55 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371520?

The complementary color is #15372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371520 color

#371520 rgb(55, 21, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #371520 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 8.2% green and 12.5% blue (55, 21, 32).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 45% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#371520 color codes

HEX	`#371520`
RGB	`rgb(55, 21, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 8.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 45%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 62%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.31, 18.39, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.31, 18.4, 1.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.105, 1.453, 1.536)`
Decimal	`3609888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371520, 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 #371520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #371520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371520; }
.text { color: #371520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 21 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371520, #371b15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #371520?: #371520 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371520?: The RGB value is 55, 21, 32: 55 red, 21 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371520?: The complementary color is #15372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.