What color is #371B19?

#371B19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371B19?

The RGB value is 55, 27, 25: 55 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371B19?

The complementary color is #193537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371B19 color

#371B19 rgb(55, 27, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #371B19 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 10.6% green and 9.8% blue (55, 27, 25).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 55% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#371B19 color codes

HEX	`#371B19`
RGB	`rgb(55, 27, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 10.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 55%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.63, 13.54, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.63, 15.47, 28.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.143, 1.666, 1.128)`
Decimal	`3611417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371B19, 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 #371B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #371B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371b19; }
.text { color: #371b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 27 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371b19, #372a19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371B19?: #371B19 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371B19?: The RGB value is 55, 27, 25: 55 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371B19?: The complementary color is #193537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.