What color is #360021?

#360021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #360021?

The RGB value is 54, 0, 33: 54 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #360021?

The complementary color is #003615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #360021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#360021 color

#360021 rgb(54, 0, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #360021 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 0% green and 12.9% blue (54, 0, 33).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 39% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#360021 color codes

HEX	`#360021`
RGB	`rgb(54, 0, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 0%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.08, 29.39, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.08, 30.12, 347.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.796, 0.894, 1.517)`
Decimal	`3538977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #360021, 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 #360021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#360021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #360021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #360021; }
.text { color: #360021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #360021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 0 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #360021, #360006); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #360021?: #360021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #360021?: The RGB value is 54, 0, 33: 54 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #360021?: The complementary color is #003615, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #360021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.