What color is #373515?

#373515 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373515?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 21: 55 red, 53 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373515?

The complementary color is #151737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373515?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373515 color

#373515 rgb(55, 53, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373515 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 8.2% blue (55, 53, 21).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#373515 color codes

HEX	`#373515`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.63, -4.45, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.63, 20.71, 102.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.984, 3.413, 1.211)`
Decimal	`3618069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373515, 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 #373515	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373515 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #373515 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373515; }
.text { color: #373515; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373515; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373515, #283715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #373515?: #373515 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373515?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 21: 55 red, 53 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373515?: The complementary color is #151737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373515?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.