What color is #372128?

#372128 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372128?

The RGB value is 55, 33, 40: 55 red, 33 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372128?

The complementary color is #213730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372128 color

#372128 rgb(55, 33, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #372128 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 12.9% green and 15.7% blue (55, 33, 40).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#372128 color codes

HEX	`#372128`
RGB	`rgb(55, 33, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 12.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, 11.83, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 11.83, 358.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.502, 2.053, 2.272)`
Decimal	`3612968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372128, 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 #372128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #372128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372128; }
.text { color: #372128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 33 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372128, #372521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #372128?: #372128 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372128?: The RGB value is 55, 33, 40: 55 red, 33 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372128?: The complementary color is #213730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.