What color is #361A38?

#361A38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361A38?

The RGB value is 54, 26, 56: 54 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361A38?

The complementary color is #1C381A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361A38 color

#361A38 rgb(54, 26, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361A38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.2% green and 22% blue (54, 26, 56).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#361A38 color codes

HEX	`#361A38`
RGB	`rgb(54, 26, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 54%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.45, 19.49, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.45, 23.84, 324.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.604, 1.809, 3.953)`
Decimal	`3545656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361A38, 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 #361A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #361A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361a38; }
.text { color: #361a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 26 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361a38, #381a2b); }

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Questions

What color is #361A38?: #361A38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361A38?: The RGB value is 54, 26, 56: 54 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361A38?: The complementary color is #1C381A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.