What color is #371F21?

#371F21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371F21?

The RGB value is 55, 31, 33: 55 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371F21?

The complementary color is #1F3735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371F21 color

#371F21 rgb(55, 31, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #371F21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 12.2% green and 12.9% blue (55, 31, 33).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 40% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#371F21 color codes

HEX	`#371F21`
RGB	`rgb(55, 31, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 12.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.97, 11.99, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.97, 12.51, 16.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.34, 1.902, 1.682)`
Decimal	`3612449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371F21, 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 #371F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #371F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371f21; }
.text { color: #371f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 31 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371f21, #37291f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371F21?: #371F21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371F21?: The RGB value is 55, 31, 33: 55 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371F21?: The complementary color is #1F3735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.