What color is #361522?

#361522 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361522?

The RGB value is 54, 21, 34: 54 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361522?

The complementary color is #153629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361522 color

#361522 rgb(54, 21, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #361522 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 8.2% green and 13.3% blue (54, 21, 34).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 37% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#361522 color codes

HEX	`#361522`
RGB	`rgb(54, 21, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 8.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 61%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 37%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.2, 18.28, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.2, 18.32, 356.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.078, 1.436, 1.681)`
Decimal	`3544354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361522, 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 #361522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #361522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361522; }
.text { color: #361522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 21 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361522, #361915); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #361522?: #361522 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361522?: The RGB value is 54, 21, 34: 54 red, 21 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361522?: The complementary color is #153629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.