What color is #371E24?

#371E24 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 #371E24?

The RGB value is 55, 30, 36: 55 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371E24?

The complementary color is #1E3731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371E24 color

#371E24 rgb(55, 30, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #371E24 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 11.8% green and 14.1% blue (55, 30, 36).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 35% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#371E24 color codes

HEX	`#371E24`
RGB	`rgb(55, 30, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 11.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 35%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.78, 13.16, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.78, 13.21, 4.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.358, 1.868, 1.905)`
Decimal	`3612196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371E24, 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 #371E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #371E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371e24; }
.text { color: #371e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 30 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371e24, #37251e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371E24?: #371E24 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 #371E24?: The RGB value is 55, 30, 36: 55 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371E24?: The complementary color is #1E3731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.