What color is #362530?

#362530 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362530?

The RGB value is 54, 37, 48: 54 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362530?

The complementary color is #25362B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362530 color

#362530 rgb(54, 37, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #362530 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.5% green and 18.8% blue (54, 37, 48).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#362530 color codes

HEX	`#362530`
RGB	`rgb(54, 37, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 31%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.09, 10.25, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.09, 11.01, 338.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.716, 2.321, 3.101)`
Decimal	`3548464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362530, 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 #362530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #362530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362530; }
.text { color: #362530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 37 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362530, #362527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362530?: #362530 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362530?: The RGB value is 54, 37, 48: 54 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362530?: The complementary color is #25362B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.