What color is #373824?

#373824 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373824?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 36: 55 red, 56 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373824?

The complementary color is #252438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373824 color

#373824 rgb(55, 56, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373824 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 14.1% blue (55, 56, 36).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#373824 color codes

HEX	`#373824`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.89, -4.38, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.89, 13.15, 109.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.308, 3.768, 2.222)`
Decimal	`3618852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373824, 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 #373824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #373824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373824; }
.text { color: #373824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373824, #2d3824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #373824?: #373824 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373824?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 36: 55 red, 56 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373824?: The complementary color is #252438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.