What color is #360512?

#360512 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #360512?

The RGB value is 54, 5, 18: 54 red, 5 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #360512?

The complementary color is #053629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #360512?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#360512 color

#360512 rgb(54, 5, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #360512 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 2% green and 7.1% blue (54, 5, 18).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 83% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 67% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#360512 color codes

HEX	`#360512`
RGB	`rgb(54, 5, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 83%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 91%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 67%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.45, 24.97, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.45, 25.48, 11.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.685, 0.937, 0.664)`
Decimal	`3540242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #360512, 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 #360512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#360512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #360512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #360512; }
.text { color: #360512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #360512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 5 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #360512, #361005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #360512?: #360512 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #360512?: The RGB value is 54, 5, 18: 54 red, 5 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #360512?: The complementary color is #053629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #360512?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.