What color is #373C10?

#373C10 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373C10?

The RGB value is 55, 60, 16: 55 red, 60 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373C10?

The complementary color is #15103C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373C10 color

#373C10 rgb(55, 60, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373C10 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.5% green and 6.3% blue (55, 60, 16).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 58% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#373C10 color codes

HEX	`#373C10`
RGB	`rgb(55, 60, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 58%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 73%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, -9.28, 25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 27.19, 109.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.285, 4.081, 1.105)`
Decimal	`3619856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373C10, 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 #373C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #373C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373c10; }
.text { color: #373c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 60 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373c10, #213c10); }

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Questions

What color is #373C10?: #373C10 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373C10?: The RGB value is 55, 60, 16: 55 red, 60 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373C10?: The complementary color is #15103C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.