What color is #361A1E?

#361A1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361A1E?

The RGB value is 54, 26, 30: 54 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361A1E?

The complementary color is #1A3632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361A1E color

#361A1E rgb(54, 26, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #361A1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (54, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#361A1E color codes

HEX	`#361A1E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 52%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.33, 14.42, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.33, 14.82, 13.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.125, 1.617, 1.428)`
Decimal	`3545630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361A1E, 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 #361A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #361A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361a1e; }
.text { color: #361a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361a1e, #36241a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361A1E?: #361A1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361A1E?: The RGB value is 54, 26, 30: 54 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361A1E?: The complementary color is #1A3632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.