What color is #361C21?

#361C21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361C21?

The RGB value is 54, 28, 33: 54 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361C21?

The complementary color is #1C3631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361C21 color

#361C21 rgb(54, 28, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #361C21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 11% green and 12.9% blue (54, 28, 33).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 32% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#361C21 color codes

HEX	`#361C21`
RGB	`rgb(54, 28, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 11%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 32%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 48%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.97, 13.55, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.97, 13.72, 8.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.211, 1.725, 1.655)`
Decimal	`3546145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361C21, 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 #361C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #361C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361c21; }
.text { color: #361c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 28 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361c21, #36241c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361C21?: #361C21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361C21?: The RGB value is 54, 28, 33: 54 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361C21?: The complementary color is #1C3631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.