What color is #36202D?

#36202D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36202D?

The RGB value is 54, 32, 45: 54 red, 32 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36202D?

The complementary color is #203629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36202D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36202D color

#36202D rgb(54, 32, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #36202D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.5% green and 17.6% blue (54, 32, 45).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#36202D color codes

HEX	`#36202D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 32, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.52, 13.05, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.52, 13.72, 342.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.511, 2.007, 2.737)`
Decimal	`3547181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36202D, 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 #36202D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36202D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #36202D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36202d; }
.text { color: #36202d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36202d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 32 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36202d, #362022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #36202D?: #36202D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36202D?: The RGB value is 54, 32, 45: 54 red, 32 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36202D?: The complementary color is #203629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36202D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.