What color is #361B32?

#361B32 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 #361B32?

The RGB value is 54, 27, 50: 54 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361B32?

The complementary color is #1B361F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361B32 color

#361B32 rgb(54, 27, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361B32 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.6% green and 19.6% blue (54, 27, 50).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 7% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#361B32 color codes

HEX	`#361B32`
RGB	`rgb(54, 27, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 7%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.39, 17.48, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.39, 19.91, 331.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.489, 1.799, 3.233)`
Decimal	`3545906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361B32, 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 #361B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #361B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361b32; }
.text { color: #361b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 27 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361b32, #361b24); }

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Questions

What color is #361B32?: #361B32 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 #361B32?: The RGB value is 54, 27, 50: 54 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361B32?: The complementary color is #1B361F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.