What color is #362037?

#362037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362037?

The RGB value is 54, 32, 55: 54 red, 32 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362037?

The complementary color is #213720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362037 color

#362037 rgb(54, 32, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #362037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.5% green and 21.6% blue (54, 32, 55).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#362037 color codes

HEX	`#362037`
RGB	`rgb(54, 32, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.97, 15.28, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.97, 18.63, 325.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.727, 2.093, 3.874)`
Decimal	`3547191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362037, 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 #362037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #362037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362037; }
.text { color: #362037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 32 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362037, #37202d); }

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Questions

What color is #362037?: #362037 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362037?: The RGB value is 54, 32, 55: 54 red, 32 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362037?: The complementary color is #213720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.