What color is #373222?

#373222 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373222?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 34: 55 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373222?

The complementary color is #222737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373222 color

#373222 rgb(55, 50, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373222 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 13.3% blue (55, 50, 34).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 38% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#373222 color codes

HEX	`#373222`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 38%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, -0.79, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 11.04, 94.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.005, 3.209, 1.974)`
Decimal	`3617314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373222, 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 #373222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #373222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373222; }
.text { color: #373222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373222, #313722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #373222?: #373222 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373222?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 34: 55 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373222?: The complementary color is #222737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.