What color is #361B2C?

#361B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361B2C?

The RGB value is 54, 27, 44: 54 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361B2C?

The complementary color is #1B3625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361B2C color

#361B2C rgb(54, 27, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.6% green and 17.3% blue (54, 27, 44).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#361B2C color codes

HEX	`#361B2C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 27, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.12, 16.22, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.12, 17.17, 340.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.368, 1.75, 2.595)`
Decimal	`3545900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361B2C, 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 #361B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #361B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361b2c; }
.text { color: #361b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 27 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361b2c, #361b1f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #361B2C?: #361B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361B2C?: The RGB value is 54, 27, 44: 54 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361B2C?: The complementary color is #1B3625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.