What color is #36383C?

#36383C is a dark gray known as Vulcan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vulcan?

The RGB value is 54, 56, 60: 54 red, 56 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vulcan?

The complementary color is #3C3A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36383C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vulcan color: hex code #36383C

#36383C rgb(54, 56, 60)

Shades of gray

Vulcan has the hex code #36383C. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22% green and 23.5% blue (54, 56, 60).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

Vulcan (#36383C) color codes

HEX	`#36383C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 56, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.47, 0.11, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.47, 2.79, 272.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.751, 3.939, 4.837)`
Decimal	`3553340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vulcan, 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 #36383C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36383C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #36383C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36383c; }
.text { color: #36383c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36383c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 56 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36383c, #37363c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #36383C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #36383C?: #36383C is a dark gray known as Vulcan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vulcan?: The RGB value is 54, 56, 60: 54 red, 56 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vulcan?: The complementary color is #3C3A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36383C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.