What color is #361B36?

#361B36 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 #361B36?

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

What is the complementary color of #361B36?

The complementary color is #1B361B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361B36 color

#361B36 rgb(54, 27, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361B36 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#361B36 color codes

HEX	`#361B36`
RGB	`rgb(54, 27, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.59, 18.38, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.59, 21.99, 326.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.579, 1.835, 3.708)`
Decimal	`3545910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361B36, 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 #361B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #361B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361b36; }
.text { color: #361b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 27 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361b36, #361b29); }

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Questions

What color is #361B36?: #361B36 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 #361B36?: The RGB value is 54, 27, 54: 54 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361B36?: The complementary color is #1B361B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.