What color is #372917?

#372917 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372917?

The RGB value is 55, 41, 23: 55 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372917?

The complementary color is #172537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372917 color

#372917 rgb(55, 41, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #372917 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green and 9% blue (55, 41, 23).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 58% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#372917 color codes

HEX	`#372917`
RGB	`rgb(55, 41, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.74, 3.74, 14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.74, 14.74, 75.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.523, 2.46, 1.152)`
Decimal	`3614999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372917, 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 #372917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #372917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372917; }
.text { color: #372917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 41 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372917, #353717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372917?: #372917 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372917?: The RGB value is 55, 41, 23: 55 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372917?: The complementary color is #172537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.