What color is #36251B?

#36251B 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 #36251B?

The RGB value is 54, 37, 27: 54 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36251B?

The complementary color is #1B2C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36251B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36251B color

#36251B rgb(54, 37, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #36251B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.5% green and 10.6% blue (54, 37, 27).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 50% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#36251B color codes

HEX	`#36251B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 37, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 50%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, 6.48, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 11.77, 56.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.381, 2.187, 1.333)`
Decimal	`3548443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36251B, 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 #36251B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36251B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #36251B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36251b; }
.text { color: #36251b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36251b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 37 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36251b, #36331b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #36251B?: #36251B 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 #36251B?: The RGB value is 54, 37, 27: 54 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36251B?: The complementary color is #1B2C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36251B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.