What color is #373123?

#373123 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 #373123?

The RGB value is 55, 49, 35: 55 red, 49 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373123?

The complementary color is #232937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373123 color

#373123 rgb(55, 49, 35)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373123 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.2% green and 13.7% blue (55, 49, 35).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#373123 color codes

HEX	`#373123`
RGB	`rgb(55, 49, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.56, 0.04, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.56, 9.94, 89.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.977, 3.13, 2.037)`
Decimal	`3617059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373123, 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 #373123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #373123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373123; }
.text { color: #373123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 49 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373123, #333723); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #373123?: #373123 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 #373123?: The RGB value is 55, 49, 35: 55 red, 49 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373123?: The complementary color is #232937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.