What color is #36201B?

#36201B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36201B?

The RGB value is 54, 32, 27: 54 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36201B?

The complementary color is #1B3136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36201B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36201B color

#36201B rgb(54, 32, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36201B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.5% green and 10.6% blue (54, 32, 27).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 50% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#36201B color codes

HEX	`#36201B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 32, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 50%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.93, 9.92, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.93, 12.62, 38.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.236, 1.897, 1.285)`
Decimal	`3547163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36201B, 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 #36201B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36201B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #36201B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36201b; }
.text { color: #36201b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36201b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 32 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36201b, #362d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36201B?: #36201B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36201B?: The RGB value is 54, 32, 27: 54 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36201B?: The complementary color is #1B3136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36201B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.