What color is #36241B?

#36241B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36241B?

The RGB value is 54, 36, 27: 54 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36241B?

The complementary color is #1B2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36241B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36241B color

#36241B rgb(54, 36, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #36241B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.1% green and 10.6% blue (54, 36, 27).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 50% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#36241B color codes

HEX	`#36241B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 36, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 50%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, 7.17, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 11.83, 52.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.35, 2.125, 1.323)`
Decimal	`3548187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36241B, 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 #36241B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36241B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #36241B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36241b; }
.text { color: #36241b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36241b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 36 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36241b, #36321b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36241B?: #36241B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36241B?: The RGB value is 54, 36, 27: 54 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36241B?: The complementary color is #1B2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36241B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.