What color is #373811?

#373811 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373811?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 17: 55 red, 56 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373811?

The complementary color is #121138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373811 color

#373811 rgb(55, 56, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373811 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 6.7% blue (55, 56, 17).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#373811 color codes

HEX	`#373811`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 70%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.59, -6.73, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.59, 24.53, 105.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.091, 3.681, 1.078)`
Decimal	`3618833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373811, 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 #373811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #373811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373811; }
.text { color: #373811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373811, #233811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #373811?: #373811 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373811?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 17: 55 red, 56 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373811?: The complementary color is #121138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.