What color is #372D1E?

#372D1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372D1E?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 30: 55 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372D1E?

The complementary color is #1E2837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372D1E color

#372D1E rgb(55, 45, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #372D1E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 11.8% blue (55, 45, 30).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 45% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#372D1E color codes

HEX	`#372D1E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 45%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, 1.95, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 11.58, 80.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.748, 2.783, 1.62)`
Decimal	`3616030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372D1E, 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 #372D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #372D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d1e; }
.text { color: #372d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d1e, #35371e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #372D1E?: #372D1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372D1E?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 30: 55 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372D1E?: The complementary color is #1E2837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.