What color is #362100?

#362100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362100?

The RGB value is 54, 33, 0: 54 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362100?

The complementary color is #001536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362100 color

#362100 rgb(54, 33, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #362100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.9% green and 0% blue (54, 33, 0).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 100% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#362100 color codes

HEX	`#362100`
RGB	`rgb(54, 33, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 100%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.8, 6.76, 21.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.8, 22.93, 72.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.065, 1.872, 0.253)`
Decimal	`3547392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362100, 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 #362100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #362100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362100; }
.text { color: #362100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 33 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362100, #303600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362100?: #362100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362100?: The RGB value is 54, 33, 0: 54 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362100?: The complementary color is #001536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.