#37361B Color

#37361B is rgb(55, 54, 27) in RGB, hsl(58, 34%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 51%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37361B

HEX#37361B

RGBrgb(55, 54, 27)

HSLhsl(58, 34%, 16%)

HSVhsv(58, 51%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 51%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(32.6% 0.043 106.7)

LABlab(22.16% -3.10 17.06)

LCHlch(22.16% 17.34 100.29)

What #37361B 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 #37361B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 4.79 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 9.6 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 10.46 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.91 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 12.11 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 12.16

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

#37361B Channel Values

How #37361B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 55 · G 54 · B 27	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 58° · S 34% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 58° · S 51% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 51% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.31:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37361B 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 text12.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37361B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37361B; 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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Tints & Shades of #37361B

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.

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How #37361B 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.

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Tritanopia#393333

Tritanomaly#38342B

Achromatopsia#353535

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Using #37361B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37361b: #37361B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37361B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37361b': '#37361B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.212, blue: 0.106)

Android XML<color name="color_37361b">#37361B</color>

SVG fillfill="#37361B"

More Yellow Colors

#37361B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#37361B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37361B?

#37361B is a darkest yellow — rgb(55, 54, 27) in RGB and hsl(58, 34%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #37361B?

#37361B is rgb(55, 54, 27) — red 55, green 54, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37361B?

#37361B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 51%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37361B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37361B scores 12.31:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37361B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37361B 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.61, which is visibly different.

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