What color is #37241F?

#37241F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37241F?

The RGB value is 55, 36, 31: 55 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37241F?

The complementary color is #1F3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37241F color

#37241F rgb(55, 36, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #37241F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (55, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 44% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#37241F color codes

HEX	`#37241F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 8.25, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 10.8, 40.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.454, 2.173, 1.586)`
Decimal	`3613727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37241F, 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 #37241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #37241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37241f; }
.text { color: #37241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37241f, #37301f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37241F?: #37241F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37241F?: The RGB value is 55, 36, 31: 55 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37241F?: The complementary color is #1F3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.