What color is #37311C?

#37311C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37311C?

The RGB value is 55, 49, 28: 55 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37311C?

The complementary color is #1C2237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37311C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37311C color

#37311C rgb(55, 49, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #37311C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.2% green and 11% blue (55, 49, 28).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 49% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#37311C color codes

HEX	`#37311C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 49, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 49%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 49%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, -1, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 14.41, 94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.884, 3.093, 1.543)`
Decimal	`3617052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37311C, 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 #37311C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37311C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #37311C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37311c; }
.text { color: #37311c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37311c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 49 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37311c, #30371c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #37311C?: #37311C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37311C?: The RGB value is 55, 49, 28: 55 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37311C?: The complementary color is #1C2237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37311C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.