What color is #373214?

#373214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373214?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 20: 55 red, 50 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373214?

The complementary color is #141937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373214 color

#373214 rgb(55, 50, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 7.8% blue (55, 50, 20).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 64% 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 12.89:1).

#373214 color codes

HEX	`#373214`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 64%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -2.61, 19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 19.82, 97.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.843, 3.144, 1.119)`
Decimal	`3617300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373214, 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 #373214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #373214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373214; }
.text { color: #373214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373214, #2a3714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #373214?: #373214 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373214?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 20: 55 red, 50 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373214?: The complementary color is #141937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.