Birch Color
Birch is a brown color with hex code #373021. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with birch, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Birch Color Values
What Does Birch Mean?
Birch belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Birch adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Birch is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: dark olive brown, #3B3121). It is also known as Touch Wood.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Birch
Birch and #212736 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #362421 and #323621, which sit beside birch on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair birch with triadic partners #21362F and #2F2136. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Scrub —
#2E3222(Delta E 6) - Black Marlin —
#3E2C1C(Delta E 6) - Iroko —
#433120(Delta E 6) - Mikado —
#2D2510(Delta E 7) - Zeus —
#292319(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #373021; }
.background { background-color: #373021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373021; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #37302140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for birch?
Birch has the hex code #373021. In RGB notation it is rgb(55, 48, 33), in HSL it is hsl(41, 25%, 17%), and its OKLCH value is 0.312, 0.027, 85.8.
What does the color birch mean?
Brown-family colors like birch carry distinct psychological associations. Birch belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Birch adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with birch?
Birch has three easy routes: its complement #212736 for punch, its neighbors #362421 and #323621 for something calmer, or triadic partners #21362F and #2F2136 when you want energy.
Is birch a standard web color?
No — Birch is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #373021 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make birch lighter or darker?
To lighten birch, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E4DFD2 (lightest tint) to #0A0806 (darkest shade).
About Birch
Birch is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has alternative names including Touch Wood. The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #373021 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.