What color is #373B11?

#373B11 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 #373B11?

The RGB value is 55, 59, 17: 55 red, 59 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373B11?

The complementary color is #15113B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373B11 color

#373B11 rgb(55, 59, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373B11 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.1% green and 6.7% blue (55, 59, 17).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 55% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#373B11 color codes

HEX	`#373B11`
RGB	`rgb(55, 59, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 55%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 71%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 71%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.61, -8.59, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.61, 26.14, 109.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.241, 3.981, 1.128)`
Decimal	`3619601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373B11, 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 #373B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #373B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373b11; }
.text { color: #373b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 59 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373b11, #223b11); }

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Questions

What color is #373B11?: #373B11 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 #373B11?: The RGB value is 55, 59, 17: 55 red, 59 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373B11?: The complementary color is #15113B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.