Colour

#37370C

#37370C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#37370C is a yellow with RGB values 55, 55, 12 and HSL 60°, 64%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#37370C#37370C

HEX#37370C

RGBrgb(55, 55, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.2157, 0.0471

RGB percentages21.6%, 21.6%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(60, 64.2%, 13.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 78.2%, 21.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 78.2%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,618,572

CSS custom property--colour: #37370C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1

Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#C8C8F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3406no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D360Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3B332Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 34.6 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.4 Gray · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C0C37

Analogous#37220C, #22370C

Triadic#0C3737, #370C37

Split complementary#0C2237, #220C37

Tetradic#0C3722, #0C0C37, #370C22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D43B

Lighter +30%#B5B527

Lighter +20%#8B8B1E

Lighter +10%#616115

Darker −10%#0D0D03

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F3F04

Less saturated −25%#2F2F14

Channel breakdown

R55

G55

B12

Red55 (21.6%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)64.18%

Lightness13.14%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 37 · G 37 · B 0C

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Colour values

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