What color is #36201F?

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

What is the RGB value of #36201F?

The RGB value is 54, 32, 31: 54 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36201F?

The complementary color is #1F3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36201F color

#36201F rgb(54, 32, 31)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.5% green and 12.2% blue (54, 32, 31).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#36201F color codes

HEX	`#36201F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.04, 10.51, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.04, 11.68, 25.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.285, 1.916, 1.546)`
Decimal	`3547167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36201F, 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 #36201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #36201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36201f; }
.text { color: #36201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36201f, #362c1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36201F?: #36201F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36201F?: The RGB value is 54, 32, 31: 54 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36201F?: The complementary color is #1F3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.