What color is #37332E?

#37332E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37332E?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 46: 55 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37332E?

The complementary color is #2E3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37332E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37332E color

#37332E rgb(55, 51, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37332E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 18% blue (55, 51, 46).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#37332E color codes

HEX	`#37332E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.5, 0.71, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.5, 3.87, 79.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.252, 3.377, 3.065)`
Decimal	`3617582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37332E, 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 #37332E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37332E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #37332E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37332e; }
.text { color: #37332e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37332e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37332e, #37372e); }

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Questions

What color is #37332E?: #37332E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37332E?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 46: 55 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37332E?: The complementary color is #2E3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37332E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.