What color is #373217?

#373217 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 #373217?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 23: 55 red, 50 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373217?

The complementary color is #171C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373217 color

#373217 rgb(55, 50, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373217 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 9% blue (55, 50, 23).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#373217 color codes

HEX	`#373217`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -2.28, 17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 18.01, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.871, 3.155, 1.268)`
Decimal	`3617303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373217, 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 #373217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #373217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373217; }
.text { color: #373217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373217, #2c3717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #373217?: #373217 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 #373217?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 23: 55 red, 50 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373217?: The complementary color is #171C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.