What color is #37331D?

#37331D 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 #37331D?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 29: 55 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37331D?

The complementary color is #1D2137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37331D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37331D color

#37331D rgb(55, 51, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #37331D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 11.4% blue (55, 51, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 47% 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 12.7:1).

#37331D color codes

HEX	`#37331D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 47%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.09, -2.18, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.09, 14.76, 98.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.981, 3.269, 1.636)`
Decimal	`3617565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37331D, 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 #37331D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37331D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #37331D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37331d; }
.text { color: #37331d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37331d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37331d, #2e371d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #37331D?: #37331D 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 #37331D?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 29: 55 red, 51 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37331D?: The complementary color is #1D2137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37331D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.