What color is #36454F?

#36454F is a dark, grayish azure known as Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Charcoal?

The RGB value is 54, 69, 79: 54 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Charcoal?

The complementary color is #4F4036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36454F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Charcoal color: hex code #36454F

#36454F rgb(54, 69, 79)

Shades of gray

Charcoal has the hex code #36454F. It is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 27.1% green and 31% blue (54, 69, 79).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

Charcoal (#36454F) color codes

HEX	`#36454F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 69, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 27.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.39, -3.25, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.39, 8.6, 247.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.06, 5.605, 8.211)`
Decimal	`3556687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Charcoal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #36454F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36454F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #36454F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36454f; }
.text { color: #36454f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36454f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 69 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36454f, #36394f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #36454F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #36454F?: #36454F is a dark, grayish azure known as Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Charcoal?: The RGB value is 54, 69, 79: 54 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Charcoal?: The complementary color is #4F4036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36454F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.