What color is #361F23?

#361F23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361F23?

The RGB value is 54, 31, 35: 54 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361F23?

The complementary color is #1F3632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361F23 color

#361F23 rgb(54, 31, 35)

Shades of gray

The hex color #361F23 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.2% green and 13.7% blue (54, 31, 35).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 35% 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 15.25:1).

#361F23 color codes

HEX	`#361F23`
RGB	`rgb(54, 31, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 35%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.88, 11.84, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.88, 12.01, 9.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.315, 1.886, 1.832)`
Decimal	`3546915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361F23, 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 #361F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #361F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361f23; }
.text { color: #361f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 31 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361f23, #36261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361F23?: #361F23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361F23?: The RGB value is 54, 31, 35: 54 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361F23?: The complementary color is #1F3632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.