What color is #372C29?

#372C29 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372C29?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 41: 55 red, 44 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C29?

The complementary color is #293437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C29 color

#372C29 rgb(55, 44, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #372C29 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 16.1% blue (55, 44, 41).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#372C29 color codes

HEX	`#372C29`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, 4.46, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 5.89, 40.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.876, 2.774, 2.481)`
Decimal	`3615785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C29, 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 #372C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #372C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c29; }
.text { color: #372c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c29, #373329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372C29?: #372C29 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372C29?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 41: 55 red, 44 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C29?: The complementary color is #293437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.