What color is #372D2E?

#372D2E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372D2E?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 46: 55 red, 45 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372D2E?

The complementary color is #2D3736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372D2E color

#372D2E rgb(55, 45, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #372D2E is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 18% blue (55, 45, 46).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#372D2E color codes

HEX	`#372D2E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.58, 4.76, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.58, 4.88, 12.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.007, 2.886, 2.983)`
Decimal	`3616046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372D2E, 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 #372D2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #372D2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d2e; }
.text { color: #372d2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d2e, #37312d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #372D2E?: #372D2E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372D2E?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 46: 55 red, 45 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372D2E?: The complementary color is #2D3736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.