What color is #372B23?

#372B23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372B23?

The RGB value is 55, 43, 35: 55 red, 43 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372B23?

The complementary color is #232F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372B23 color

#372B23 rgb(55, 43, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #372B23 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.9% green and 13.7% blue (55, 43, 35).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#372B23 color codes

HEX	`#372B23`
RGB	`rgb(55, 43, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 4.08, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 8.37, 60.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.743, 2.661, 1.959)`
Decimal	`3615523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372B23, 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 #372B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #372B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372b23; }
.text { color: #372b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 43 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372b23, #373523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372B23?: #372B23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372B23?: The RGB value is 55, 43, 35: 55 red, 43 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372B23?: The complementary color is #232F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.