What color is #00362C?

#00362C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00362C?

The RGB value is 0, 54, 44: 0 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00362C?

The complementary color is #36000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00362C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00362C color

#00362C rgb(0, 54, 44)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00362C is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 21.2% green and 17.3% blue (0, 54, 44).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#00362C color codes

HEX	`#00362C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 54, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 21.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, -19.57, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 19.64, 175.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.774, 2.82, 2.833)`
Decimal	`13868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00362C, 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 #00362C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00362C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #00362C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00362c; }
.text { color: #00362c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00362c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 54 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00362c, #002536); }

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Questions

What color is #00362C?: #00362C is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00362C?: The RGB value is 0, 54, 44: 0 red, 54 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00362C?: The complementary color is #36000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00362C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.