What color is #361D26?

#361D26 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 #361D26?

The RGB value is 54, 29, 38: 54 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361D26?

The complementary color is #1D362D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361D26 color

#361D26 rgb(54, 29, 38)

Shades of red

The hex color #361D26 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 11.4% green and 14.9% blue (54, 29, 38).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 30% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#361D26 color codes

HEX	`#361D26`
RGB	`rgb(54, 29, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 11.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 46%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 30%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.42, 13.73, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.42, 13.76, 356.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.311, 1.803, 2.06)`
Decimal	`3546406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361D26, 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 #361D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #361D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361d26; }
.text { color: #361d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 29 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361d26, #36201d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #361D26?: #361D26 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 #361D26?: The RGB value is 54, 29, 38: 54 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361D26?: The complementary color is #1D362D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.