What color is #372A26?

#372A26 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372A26?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 38: 55 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372A26?

The complementary color is #263337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372A26 color

#372A26 rgb(55, 42, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #372A26 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 14.9% blue (55, 42, 38).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#372A26 color codes

HEX	`#372A26`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 31%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, 5.28, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 7.21, 42.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.753, 2.608, 2.192)`
Decimal	`3615270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372A26, 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 #372A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #372A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a26; }
.text { color: #372a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a26, #373326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372A26?: #372A26 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372A26?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 38: 55 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372A26?: The complementary color is #263337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.