What color is #371F26?

#371F26 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #371F26?

The RGB value is 55, 31, 38: 55 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #371F26?

The complementary color is #1F3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #371F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#371F26 color

#371F26 rgb(55, 31, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #371F26 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 12.2% green and 14.9% blue (55, 31, 38).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 31% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#371F26 color codes

HEX	`#371F26`
RGB	`rgb(55, 31, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 12.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 31%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, 12.83, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 12.83, 0.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.415, 1.932, 2.079)`
Decimal	`3612454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #371F26, 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 #371F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#371F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #371F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #371f26; }
.text { color: #371f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #371f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 31 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #371f26, #37241f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #371F26?: #371F26 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #371F26?: The RGB value is 55, 31, 38: 55 red, 31 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #371F26?: The complementary color is #1F3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #371F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.