What color is #372920?

#372920 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372920?

The RGB value is 55, 41, 32: 55 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372920?

The complementary color is #202E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372920 color

#372920 rgb(55, 41, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #372920 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green and 12.5% blue (55, 41, 32).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#372920 color codes

HEX	`#372920`
RGB	`rgb(55, 41, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.93, 4.97, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.93, 9.77, 59.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.629, 2.503, 1.711)`
Decimal	`3615008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372920, 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 #372920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #372920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372920; }
.text { color: #372920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 41 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372920, #373520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372920?: #372920 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372920?: The RGB value is 55, 41, 32: 55 red, 41 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372920?: The complementary color is #202E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.