What color is #372C25?

#372C25 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 #372C25?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 37: 55 red, 44 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C25?

The complementary color is #253037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C25 color

#372C25 rgb(55, 44, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #372C25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 14.5% blue (55, 44, 37).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#372C25 color codes

HEX	`#372C25`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19, 3.74, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19, 7.45, 59.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.81, 2.747, 2.132)`
Decimal	`3615781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C25, 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 #372C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #372C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c25; }
.text { color: #372c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c25, #373525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372C25?: #372C25 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 #372C25?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 37: 55 red, 44 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C25?: The complementary color is #253037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.