What color is #36221F?

#36221F 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 #36221F?

The RGB value is 54, 34, 31: 54 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36221F?

The complementary color is #1F3336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36221F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36221F color

#36221F rgb(54, 34, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #36221F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 13.3% green and 12.2% blue (54, 34, 31).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#36221F color codes

HEX	`#36221F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 34, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 13.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.63, 9.13, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.63, 10.88, 32.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.341, 2.027, 1.564)`
Decimal	`3547679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36221F, 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 #36221F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36221F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #36221F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36221f; }
.text { color: #36221f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36221f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 34 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36221f, #362d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36221F?: #36221F 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 #36221F?: The RGB value is 54, 34, 31: 54 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36221F?: The complementary color is #1F3336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36221F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.