What color is #371914?

#371914 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 #371914?

The RGB value is 55, 25, 20: 55 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371914?

The complementary color is #143237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371914 color

#371914 rgb(55, 25, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #371914 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (55, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 64% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#371914 color codes

HEX	`#371914`
RGB	`rgb(55, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 64%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.97, 14.28, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.97, 17.52, 35.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.05, 1.558, 0.855)`
Decimal	`3610900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371914, 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 #371914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #371914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371914; }
.text { color: #371914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371914, #372a14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371914?: #371914 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 #371914?: The RGB value is 55, 25, 20: 55 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371914?: The complementary color is #143237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.