What color is #372919?

#372919 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 #372919?

The RGB value is 55, 41, 25: 55 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372919?

The complementary color is #192737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372919 color

#372919 rgb(55, 41, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #372919 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green and 9.8% blue (55, 41, 25).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 55% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#372919 color codes

HEX	`#372919`
RGB	`rgb(55, 41, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 55%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.78, 3.98, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.78, 13.57, 72.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.544, 2.468, 1.262)`
Decimal	`3615001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372919, 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 #372919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #372919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372919; }
.text { color: #372919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 41 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372919, #363719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372919?: #372919 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 #372919?: The RGB value is 55, 41, 25: 55 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372919?: The complementary color is #192737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.