What color is #372E1A?

#372E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372E1A?

The RGB value is 55, 46, 26: 55 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372E1A?

The complementary color is #1A2337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372E1A color

#372E1A rgb(55, 46, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #372E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18% green and 10.2% blue (55, 46, 26).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#372E1A color codes

HEX	`#372E1A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 46, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.4, 0.73, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.4, 14.4, 87.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.739, 2.841, 1.381)`
Decimal	`3616282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372E1A, 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 #372E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #372E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372e1a; }
.text { color: #372e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 46 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372e1a, #32371a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372E1A?: #372E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372E1A?: The RGB value is 55, 46, 26: 55 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372E1A?: The complementary color is #1A2337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.