What color is #372A31?

#372A31 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372A31?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 49: 55 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372A31?

The complementary color is #2A3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372A31 color

#372A31 rgb(55, 42, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #372A31 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 19.2% blue (55, 42, 49).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#372A31 color codes

HEX	`#372A31`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.76, 7.46, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.76, 7.78, 343.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.958, 2.69, 3.269)`
Decimal	`3615281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372A31, 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 #372A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #372A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a31; }
.text { color: #372a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a31, #372a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #372A31?: #372A31 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372A31?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 49: 55 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372A31?: The complementary color is #2A3730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.