What color is #373528?

#373528 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 #373528?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 40: 55 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373528?

The complementary color is #282A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373528 color

#373528 rgb(55, 53, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373528 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 15.7% blue (55, 53, 40).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#373528 color codes

HEX	`#373528`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.99, -1.75, 8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.99, 8.72, 101.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.232, 3.512, 2.515)`
Decimal	`3618088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373528, 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 #373528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #373528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373528; }
.text { color: #373528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373528, #323728); }

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Questions

What color is #373528?: #373528 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 #373528?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 40: 55 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373528?: The complementary color is #282A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.