What color is #372C17?

#372C17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372C17?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 23: 55 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C17?

The complementary color is #172237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C17 color

#372C17 rgb(55, 44, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #372C17 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 9% blue (55, 44, 23).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 58% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#372C17 color codes

HEX	`#372C17`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 58%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.69, 1.7, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.69, 15.55, 83.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.631, 2.676, 1.188)`
Decimal	`3615767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C17, 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 #372C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #372C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c17; }
.text { color: #372c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c17, #323717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372C17?: #372C17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372C17?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 23: 55 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C17?: The complementary color is #172237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.