What color is #371913?

#371913 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371913?

The RGB value is 55, 25, 19: 55 red, 25 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371913?

The complementary color is #133137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371913 color

#371913 rgb(55, 25, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #371913 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 9.8% green and 7.5% blue (55, 25, 19).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 65% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#371913 color codes

HEX	`#371913`
RGB	`rgb(55, 25, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 9.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 65%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.95, 14.18, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.95, 17.8, 37.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.041, 1.555, 0.809)`
Decimal	`3610899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371913, 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 #371913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #371913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371913; }
.text { color: #371913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 25 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371913, #372b13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371913?: #371913 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371913?: The RGB value is 55, 25, 19: 55 red, 25 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371913?: The complementary color is #133137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.