What color is #37372C?

#37372C is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37372C?

The RGB value is 55, 55, 44: 55 red, 55 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37372C?

The complementary color is #2C2C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37372C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37372C color

#37372C rgb(55, 55, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37372C is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.6% green and 17.3% blue (55, 55, 44).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#37372C color codes

HEX	`#37372C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 55, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.75, -2.32, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.75, 7.3, 108.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.396, 3.726, 2.923)`
Decimal	`3618604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37372C, 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 #37372C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37372C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #37372C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37372c; }
.text { color: #37372c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37372c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 55 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37372c, #32372c); }

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Questions

What color is #37372C?: #37372C is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37372C?: The RGB value is 55, 55, 44: 55 red, 55 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37372C?: The complementary color is #2C2C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37372C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.