What color is #37391F?

#37391F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37391F?

The RGB value is 55, 57, 31: 55 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37391F?

The complementary color is #211F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37391F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37391F color

#37391F rgb(55, 57, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #37391F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.4% green and 12.2% blue (55, 57, 31).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#37391F color codes

HEX	`#37391F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 57, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.13, -5.76, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.13, 16.93, 109.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.286, 3.837, 1.864)`
Decimal	`3619103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37391F, 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 #37391F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37391F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #37391F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37391f; }
.text { color: #37391f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37391f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 57 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37391f, #2a391f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #37391F?: #37391F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37391F?: The RGB value is 55, 57, 31: 55 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37391F?: The complementary color is #211F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37391F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.