What color is #362234?

#362234 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362234?

The RGB value is 54, 34, 52: 54 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362234?

The complementary color is #223624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362234 color

#362234 rgb(54, 34, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #362234 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 13.3% green and 20.4% blue (54, 34, 52).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#362234 color codes

HEX	`#362234`
RGB	`rgb(54, 34, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 13.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, 13.21, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 15.39, 329.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.713, 2.176, 3.525)`
Decimal	`3547700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362234, 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 #362234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #362234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362234; }
.text { color: #362234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 34 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362234, #36222a); }

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Questions

What color is #362234?: #362234 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362234?: The RGB value is 54, 34, 52: 54 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362234?: The complementary color is #223624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.