What color is #372000?

#372000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372000?

The RGB value is 55, 32, 0: 55 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372000?

The complementary color is #001737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372000 color

#372000 rgb(55, 32, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #372000 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (55, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#372000 color codes

HEX	`#372000`
RGB	`rgb(55, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.65, 8, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.65, 23.17, 69.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.092, 1.845, 0.246)`
Decimal	`3612672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372000, 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 #372000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #372000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372000; }
.text { color: #372000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372000, #333700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372000?: #372000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372000?: The RGB value is 55, 32, 0: 55 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372000?: The complementary color is #001737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.