Colour

#372A00

#372A00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#372A00 is a yellow with RGB values 55, 42, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#372A00#372A00

HEX#372A00

RGBrgb(55, 42, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1647, 0

RGB percentages21.6%, 16.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(45.8, 100%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 100%, 21.6%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 100%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,615,232

CSS custom property--colour: #372A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.06:1

Contrast with white14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#C8D5FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#312900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#342D02no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3D2522no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.5 Dim grey · ΔE 37 Sienna · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#000D37

Analogous#370E00, #293700

Triadic#00372A, #2A0037

Split complementary#002937, #0E0037

Tetradic#00370F, #000D37, #370029

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFC404

Lighter +30%#D09F00

Lighter +20%#9D7800

Lighter +10%#6A5100

Darker −10%#040300

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#372A00

Less saturated −25%#302607

Channel breakdown

R55

G42

Red55 (21.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue45.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 37 · G 2A · B 00

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