What color is #361E31?

#361E31 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 #361E31?

The RGB value is 54, 30, 49: 54 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361E31?

The complementary color is #1E3623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361E31 color

#361E31 rgb(54, 30, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361E31 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 11.8% green and 19.2% blue (54, 30, 49).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#361E31 color codes

HEX	`#361E31`
RGB	`rgb(54, 30, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 11.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.14, 15.26, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.14, 17.08, 333.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.54, 1.935, 3.145)`
Decimal	`3546673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361E31, 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 #361E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #361E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361e31; }
.text { color: #361e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 30 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361e31, #361e25); }

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Questions

What color is #361E31?: #361E31 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 #361E31?: The RGB value is 54, 30, 49: 54 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361E31?: The complementary color is #1E3623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.