What color is #362322?

#362322 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 #362322?

The RGB value is 54, 35, 34: 54 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362322?

The complementary color is #223536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362322 color

#362322 rgb(54, 35, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #362322 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 13.7% green and 13.3% blue (54, 35, 34).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 37% 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 14.78:1).

#362322 color codes

HEX	`#362322`
RGB	`rgb(54, 35, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 13.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 37%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.01, 8.93, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.01, 9.92, 25.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.411, 2.102, 1.792)`
Decimal	`3547938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362322, 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 #362322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #362322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362322; }
.text { color: #362322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 35 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362322, #362d22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362322?: #362322 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 #362322?: The RGB value is 54, 35, 34: 54 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362322?: The complementary color is #223536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.