What color is #372D24?

#372D24 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372D24?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 36: 55 red, 45 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372D24?

The complementary color is #242E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372D24 color

#372D24 rgb(55, 45, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #372D24 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 14.1% blue (55, 45, 36).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#372D24 color codes

HEX	`#372D24`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, 2.89, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 8.07, 69.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.832, 2.816, 2.063)`
Decimal	`3616036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372D24, 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 #372D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #372D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d24; }
.text { color: #372d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d24, #373724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372D24?: #372D24 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372D24?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 36: 55 red, 45 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372D24?: The complementary color is #242E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.