What color is #372B2B?

#372B2B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372B2B?

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

What is the complementary color of #372B2B?

The complementary color is #2B3737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372B2B color

#372B2B rgb(55, 43, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #372B2B is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#372B2B color codes

HEX	`#372B2B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 43, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.86, 5.53, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.86, 5.91, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.875, 2.714, 2.658)`
Decimal	`3615531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372B2B, 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 #372B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #372B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372b2b; }
.text { color: #372b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 43 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372b2b, #37312b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #372B2B?: #372B2B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372B2B?: The RGB value is 55, 43, 43: 55 red, 43 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372B2B?: The complementary color is #2B3737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.