What color is #37371F?

#37371F 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 #37371F?

The RGB value is 55, 55, 31: 55 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37371F?

The complementary color is #1F1F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37371F color

#37371F rgb(55, 55, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #37371F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (55, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#37371F color codes

HEX	`#37371F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 44%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, -4.49, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 15.72, 106.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.189, 3.644, 1.831)`
Decimal	`3618591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37371F, 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 #37371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #37371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37371f; }
.text { color: #37371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37371f, #2b371f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #37371F?: #37371F 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 #37371F?: The RGB value is 55, 55, 31: 55 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37371F?: The complementary color is #1F1F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.