What color is #371E12?

#371E12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371E12?

The RGB value is 55, 30, 18: 55 red, 30 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371E12?

The complementary color is #122B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371E12 color

#371E12 rgb(55, 30, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #371E12 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 11.8% green and 7.1% blue (55, 30, 18).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 67% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#371E12 color codes

HEX	`#371E12`
RGB	`rgb(55, 30, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 11.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 67%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.31, 10.72, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.31, 17, 50.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.149, 1.785, 0.803)`
Decimal	`3612178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371E12, 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 #371E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #371E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371e12; }
.text { color: #371e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 30 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371e12, #373112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371E12?: #371E12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371E12?: The RGB value is 55, 30, 18: 55 red, 30 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371E12?: The complementary color is #122B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.