What color is #361B16?

#361B16 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361B16?

The RGB value is 54, 27, 22: 54 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361B16?

The complementary color is #163136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361B16 color

#361B16 rgb(54, 27, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #361B16 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.6% green and 8.6% blue (54, 27, 22).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 42% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 59% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#361B16 color codes

HEX	`#361B16`
RGB	`rgb(54, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 42%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 59%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 59%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, 12.69, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 15.73, 36.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.058, 1.626, 0.964)`
Decimal	`3545878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361B16, 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 #361B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #361B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361b16; }
.text { color: #361b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361b16, #362b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361B16?: #361B16 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361B16?: The RGB value is 54, 27, 22: 54 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361B16?: The complementary color is #163136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.