What color is #361212?

#361212 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361212?

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

What is the complementary color of #361212?

The complementary color is #123636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361212 color

#361212 rgb(54, 18, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #361212 is a very dark, moderate red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 50% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 67% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#361212 color codes

HEX	`#361212`
RGB	`rgb(54, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 50%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 67%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11, 18.05, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11, 20.03, 25.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.847, 1.261, 0.718)`
Decimal	`3543570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361212, 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 #361212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #361212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361212; }
.text { color: #361212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361212, #362412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #361212?: #361212 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361212?: The RGB value is 54, 18, 18: 54 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361212?: The complementary color is #123636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.