What color is #362121?

#362121 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362121?

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

What is the complementary color of #362121?

The complementary color is #213636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362121 color

#362121 rgb(54, 33, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #362121 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#362121 color codes

HEX	`#362121`
RGB	`rgb(54, 33, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.39, 10.14, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.39, 10.96, 22.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.34, 1.982, 1.698)`
Decimal	`3547425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362121, 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 #362121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #362121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362121; }
.text { color: #362121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 33 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362121, #362c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362121?: #362121 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362121?: The RGB value is 54, 33, 33: 54 red, 33 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362121?: The complementary color is #213636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.