What color is #371E3D?

#371E3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371E3D?

The RGB value is 55, 30, 61: 55 red, 30 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371E3D?

The complementary color is #243D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371E3D color

#371E3D rgb(55, 30, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #371E3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 11.8% green and 23.9% blue (55, 30, 61).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#371E3D color codes

HEX	`#371E3D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 30, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 11.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 51%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 51%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.89, 18.46, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.89, 23.78, 320.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.882, 2.078, 4.663)`
Decimal	`3612221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371E3D, 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 #371E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #371E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371e3d; }
.text { color: #371e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 30 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371e3d, #3d1e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #371E3D?: #371E3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371E3D?: The RGB value is 55, 30, 61: 55 red, 30 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371E3D?: The complementary color is #243D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.