What color is #361B28?

#361B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361B28?

The RGB value is 54, 27, 40: 54 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361B28?

The complementary color is #1B3629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361B28 color

#361B28 rgb(54, 27, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #361B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.6% green and 15.7% blue (54, 27, 40).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#361B28 color codes

HEX	`#361B28`
RGB	`rgb(54, 27, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.95, 15.44, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.95, 15.73, 349.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.296, 1.722, 2.218)`
Decimal	`3545896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361B28, 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 #361B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #361B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361b28; }
.text { color: #361b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 27 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361b28, #361b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #361B28?: #361B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361B28?: The RGB value is 54, 27, 40: 54 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361B28?: The complementary color is #1B3629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.