What color is #36252A?

#36252A is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36252A?

The RGB value is 54, 37, 42: 54 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36252A?

The complementary color is #253631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36252A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36252A color

#36252A rgb(54, 37, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #36252A is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.5% green and 16.5% blue (54, 37, 42).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#36252A color codes

HEX	`#36252A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 37, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 9, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 9, 359.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.601, 2.275, 2.492)`
Decimal	`3548458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36252A, 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 #36252A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36252A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #36252A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36252a; }
.text { color: #36252a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36252a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 37 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36252a, #362925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #36252A?: #36252A is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36252A?: The RGB value is 54, 37, 42: 54 red, 37 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36252A?: The complementary color is #253631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36252A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.