What color is #36102A?

#36102A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36102A?

The RGB value is 54, 16, 42: 54 red, 16 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36102A?

The complementary color is #10361C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36102A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36102A color

#36102A rgb(54, 16, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #36102A is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 6.3% green and 16.5% blue (54, 16, 42).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 54% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 22% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#36102A color codes

HEX	`#36102A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 16, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 6.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 54%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 70%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 22%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.43, 22.61, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.43, 24.08, 339.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.125, 1.322, 2.333)`
Decimal	`3543082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36102A, 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 #36102A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36102A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #36102A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36102a; }
.text { color: #36102a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36102a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 16 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36102a, #361017); }

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Questions

What color is #36102A?: #36102A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36102A?: The RGB value is 54, 16, 42: 54 red, 16 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36102A?: The complementary color is #10361C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36102A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.