What color is #362423?

#362423 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 #362423?

The RGB value is 54, 36, 35: 54 red, 36 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362423?

The complementary color is #233536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362423?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362423 color

#362423 rgb(54, 36, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #362423 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.1% green and 13.7% blue (54, 36, 35).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 35% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#362423 color codes

HEX	`#362423`
RGB	`rgb(54, 36, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 35%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 35%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.34, 8.4, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.34, 9.34, 25.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.456, 2.168, 1.879)`
Decimal	`3548195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362423, 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 #362423	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362423 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #362423 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362423; }
.text { color: #362423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362423; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 36 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362423, #362d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362423?: #362423 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 #362423?: The RGB value is 54, 36, 35: 54 red, 36 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362423?: The complementary color is #233536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362423?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.