What color is #361F22?

#361F22 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361F22?

The RGB value is 54, 31, 34: 54 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361F22?

The complementary color is #1F3633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361F22 color

#361F22 rgb(54, 31, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #361F22 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.2% green and 13.3% blue (54, 31, 34).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#361F22 color codes

HEX	`#361F22`
RGB	`rgb(54, 31, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 37%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.84, 11.68, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.84, 11.98, 12.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.3, 1.88, 1.755)`
Decimal	`3546914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361F22, 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 #361F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #361F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361f22; }
.text { color: #361f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 31 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361f22, #36271f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361F22?: #361F22 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361F22?: The RGB value is 54, 31, 34: 54 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361F22?: The complementary color is #1F3633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.