What color is #372F27?

#372F27 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372F27?

The RGB value is 55, 47, 39: 55 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372F27?

The complementary color is #272F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372F27 color

#372F27 rgb(55, 47, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372F27 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.4% green and 15.3% blue (55, 47, 39).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#372F27 color codes

HEX	`#372F27`
RGB	`rgb(55, 47, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 2.06, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 6.8, 72.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.958, 2.992, 2.341)`
Decimal	`3616551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372F27, 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 #372F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #372F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372f27; }
.text { color: #372f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 47 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372f27, #373727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #372F27?: #372F27 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372F27?: The RGB value is 55, 47, 39: 55 red, 47 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372F27?: The complementary color is #272F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.