What color is #37241A?

#37241A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37241A?

The RGB value is 55, 36, 26: 55 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37241A?

The complementary color is #1A2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37241A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37241A color

#37241A rgb(55, 36, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37241A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.1% green and 10.2% blue (55, 36, 26).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#37241A color codes

HEX	`#37241A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 36, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.25, 7.54, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.25, 12.76, 53.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.393, 2.149, 1.266)`
Decimal	`3613722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37241A, 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 #37241A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37241A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #37241A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37241a; }
.text { color: #37241a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37241a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 36 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37241a, #37321a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37241A?: #37241A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37241A?: The RGB value is 55, 36, 26: 55 red, 36 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37241A?: The complementary color is #1A2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37241A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.