What color is #371A29?

#371A29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371A29?

The RGB value is 55, 26, 41: 55 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371A29?

The complementary color is #1A3728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371A29 color

#371A29 rgb(55, 26, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #371A29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 10.2% green and 16.1% blue (55, 26, 41).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#371A29 color codes

HEX	`#371A29`
RGB	`rgb(55, 26, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 10.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.89, 16.72, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.89, 17.14, 347.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 1.711, 2.304)`
Decimal	`3611177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371A29, 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 #371A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #371A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371a29; }
.text { color: #371a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 26 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371a29, #371a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #371A29?: #371A29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371A29?: The RGB value is 55, 26, 41: 55 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371A29?: The complementary color is #1A3728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.