What color is #371B22?

#371B22 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371B22?

The RGB value is 55, 27, 34: 55 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371B22?

The complementary color is #1B3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371B22 color

#371B22 rgb(55, 27, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #371B22 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 10.6% green and 13.3% blue (55, 27, 34).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 34% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 38% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#371B22 color codes

HEX	`#371B22`
RGB	`rgb(55, 27, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 10.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 34%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 38%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.9, 14.84, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.9, 14.9, 5.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.256, 1.712, 1.725)`
Decimal	`3611426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371B22, 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 #371B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #371B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371b22; }
.text { color: #371b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 27 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371b22, #37221b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371B22?: #371B22 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371B22?: The RGB value is 55, 27, 34: 55 red, 27 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371B22?: The complementary color is #1B3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.