What color is #372424?

#372424 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372424?

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

What is the complementary color of #372424?

The complementary color is #243737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372424 color

#372424 rgb(55, 36, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #372424 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#372424 color codes

HEX	`#372424`
RGB	`rgb(55, 36, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.51, 9.06, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.51, 9.76, 21.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.525, 2.202, 1.961)`
Decimal	`3613732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372424, 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 #372424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #372424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372424; }
.text { color: #372424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 36 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372424, #372e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #372424?: #372424 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372424?: The RGB value is 55, 36, 36: 55 red, 36 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372424?: The complementary color is #243737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.