What color is #37382D?

#37382D 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 #37382D?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 45: 55 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37382D?

The complementary color is #2E2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37382D color

#37382D rgb(55, 56, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37382D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (55, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#37382D color codes

HEX	`#37382D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.1, -2.78, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.1, 7.3, 112.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.463, 3.83, 3.039)`
Decimal	`3618861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37382D, 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 #37382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #37382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37382d; }
.text { color: #37382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37382d, #32382d); }

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Questions

What color is #37382D?: #37382D 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 #37382D?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 45: 55 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37382D?: The complementary color is #2E2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.