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#37060B Color

#37060B is rgb(55, 6, 11) in RGB, hsl(354, 80%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 80%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37060B
HEX#37060B
RGBrgb(55, 6, 11)
HSLhsl(354, 80%, 12%)
HSVhsv(354, 89%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 80%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(22.2% 0.076 20.4)
LABlab(9.00% 24.49 9.67)
LCHlch(9.00% 26.33 21.54)

What #37060B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #37060B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#37060B Channel Values

How #37060B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 6 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 80% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 89% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 80% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.6:1 vs white · 1.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37060B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37060B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37060B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #37060B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37060B.

How #37060B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#37060B
Protanopia#16160A
Protanomaly#27110B
Deuteranopia#1F1F08
Deuteranomaly#2A1809
Tritanopia#370707
Tritanomaly#370608
Achromatopsia#191919

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37060B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-37060b: #37060B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37060B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37060b': '#37060B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.024, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_37060b">#37060B</color>
SVG fillfill="#37060B"

More Red Colors

#37060B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37060B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37060B?

#37060B is a darkest red — rgb(55, 6, 11) in RGB and hsl(354, 80%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #37060B?

#37060B is rgb(55, 6, 11) — red 55, green 6, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37060B?

#37060B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 80%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37060B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37060B scores 17.6:1 against white and 1.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37060B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37060B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 27.82, which is a different colour altogether.

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