What color is #36231F?

#36231F 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 #36231F?

The RGB value is 54, 35, 31: 54 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36231F?

The complementary color is #1F3236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36231F color

#36231F rgb(54, 35, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #36231F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (54, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#36231F color codes

HEX	`#36231F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 8.44, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 10.55, 36.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 2.085, 1.574)`
Decimal	`3547935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36231F, 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 #36231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #36231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36231f; }
.text { color: #36231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36231f, #362f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36231F?: #36231F 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 #36231F?: The RGB value is 54, 35, 31: 54 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36231F?: The complementary color is #1F3236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.