What color is #362321?

#362321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362321?

The RGB value is 54, 35, 33: 54 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362321?

The complementary color is #213436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362321 color

#362321 rgb(54, 35, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #362321 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 13.7% green and 12.9% blue (54, 35, 33).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 39% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#362321 color codes

HEX	`#362321`
RGB	`rgb(54, 35, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 13.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 39%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.98, 8.76, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.98, 10.08, 29.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.397, 2.096, 1.717)`
Decimal	`3547937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362321, 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 #362321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #362321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362321; }
.text { color: #362321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 35 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362321, #362e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362321?: #362321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362321?: The RGB value is 54, 35, 33: 54 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362321?: The complementary color is #213436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.