What color is #371C25?

#371C25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371C25?

The RGB value is 55, 28, 37: 55 red, 28 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371C25?

The complementary color is #1C372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371C25 color

#371C25 rgb(55, 28, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #371C25 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 11% green and 14.5% blue (55, 28, 37).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 33% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#371C25 color codes

HEX	`#371C25`
RGB	`rgb(55, 28, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 11%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 49%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.27, 14.68, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.27, 14.68, 358.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.325, 1.776, 1.97)`
Decimal	`3611685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371C25, 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 #371C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #371C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371c25; }
.text { color: #371c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 28 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371c25, #37201c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #371C25?: #371C25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371C25?: The RGB value is 55, 28, 37: 55 red, 28 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371C25?: The complementary color is #1C372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.