What color is #37241B?

#37241B 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 #37241B?

The RGB value is 55, 36, 27: 55 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37241B?

The complementary color is #1B2E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37241B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37241B color

#37241B rgb(55, 36, 27)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.1% green and 10.6% blue (55, 36, 27).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 34% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 51% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#37241B color codes

HEX	`#37241B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 36, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 34%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 51%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.27, 7.67, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.27, 12.31, 51.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.404, 2.153, 1.326)`
Decimal	`3613723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37241B, 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 #37241B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37241B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #37241B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37241b; }
.text { color: #37241b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37241b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 36 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37241b, #37321b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37241B?: #37241B 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 #37241B?: The RGB value is 55, 36, 27: 55 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37241B?: The complementary color is #1B2E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37241B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.