Information about #37221D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced earthy red, #37221D leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Black Kite (#351E1C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scorched Brown (#351F19) and Brown Pod (#3C241B).
The recipe behind #37221D is rgb(55, 34, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #37221D: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #37221D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#37221D color variations
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#37221D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#37221D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#37221D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#37221D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#37221D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #37221D color
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Nearest named colors to #37221D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#351E1C
#351F19
#3C241B
#35281E
#392523
#3B2820
#3D2622
#302621
#2E211B
#381921
#3C2126
#352925
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#37221D
- RGB55, 34, 29
- CMYK0, 8, 10, 78
- CSSrgb(55, 34, 29)
- HSL12°, 31%, 16%
- HSL Precise11.538°, 30.952%, 16.471%
- HSV12°, 47%, 22%
- HSB12°, 47%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.133, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.133, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.133, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID37221D
- DECIMAL ID3613213
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
