What color is #361F45?

#361F45 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361F45?

The RGB value is 54, 31, 69: 54 red, 31 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361F45?

The complementary color is #2E451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361F45 color

#361F45 rgb(54, 31, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361F45 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.2% green and 27.1% blue (54, 31, 69).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#361F45 color codes

HEX	`#361F45`
RGB	`rgb(54, 31, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 55%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.47, 19.52, -19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.47, 27.7, 314.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.085, 2.194, 5.89)`
Decimal	`3546949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361F45, 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 #361F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #361F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361f45; }
.text { color: #361f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 31 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361f45, #451f41); }

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Questions

What color is #361F45?: #361F45 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361F45?: The RGB value is 54, 31, 69: 54 red, 31 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361F45?: The complementary color is #2E451F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.