What color is #372A28?

#372A28 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 #372A28?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 40: 55 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372A28?

The complementary color is #283537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372A28 color

#372A28 rgb(55, 42, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #372A28 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (55, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#372A28 color codes

HEX	`#372A28`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, 5.64, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 6.69, 32.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.787, 2.621, 2.366)`
Decimal	`3615272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372A28, 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 #372A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #372A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a28; }
.text { color: #372a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a28, #373228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372A28?: #372A28 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 #372A28?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 40: 55 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372A28?: The complementary color is #283537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.