What color is #373822?

#373822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373822?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 34: 55 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373822?

The complementary color is #232238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373822 color

#373822 rgb(55, 56, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373822 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 13.3% blue (55, 56, 34).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#373822 color codes

HEX	`#373822`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, -4.69, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 14.42, 108.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 3.756, 2.065)`
Decimal	`3618850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373822, 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 #373822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #373822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373822; }
.text { color: #373822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373822, #2c3822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #373822?: #373822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373822?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 34: 55 red, 56 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373822?: The complementary color is #232238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.