What color is #37342A?

#37342A 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 #37342A?

The RGB value is 55, 52, 42: 55 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37342A?

The complementary color is #2A2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37342A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37342A color

#37342A rgb(55, 52, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37342A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.4% green and 16.5% blue (55, 52, 42).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#37342A color codes

HEX	`#37342A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 52, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, -0.73, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 6.85, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.221, 3.435, 2.683)`
Decimal	`3617834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37342A, 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 #37342A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37342A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #37342A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37342a; }
.text { color: #37342a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37342a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 52 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37342a, #34372a); }

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Questions

What color is #37342A?: #37342A 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 #37342A?: The RGB value is 55, 52, 42: 55 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37342A?: The complementary color is #2A2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37342A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.