What color is #373227?

#373227 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 #373227?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 39: 55 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373227?

The complementary color is #272C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373227 color

#373227 rgb(55, 50, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373227 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (55, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#373227 color codes

HEX	`#373227`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 29%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.98, 0.05, 7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.98, 7.82, 89.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.082, 3.24, 2.382)`
Decimal	`3617319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373227, 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 #373227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #373227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373227; }
.text { color: #373227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373227, #343727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #373227?: #373227 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 #373227?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 39: 55 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373227?: The complementary color is #272C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.