What color is #362620?

#362620 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 #362620?

The RGB value is 54, 38, 32: 54 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362620?

The complementary color is #203036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362620?

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.

#362620 color

#362620 rgb(54, 38, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #362620 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.9% green and 12.5% blue (54, 38, 32).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#362620 color codes

HEX	`#362620`
RGB	`rgb(54, 38, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 6.53, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 9.52, 46.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.475, 2.275, 1.675)`
Decimal	`3548704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362620, 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 #362620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362620 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 #362620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362620; }
.text { color: #362620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 38 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362620, #363120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362620?: #362620 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 #362620?: The RGB value is 54, 38, 32: 54 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362620?: The complementary color is #203036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362620?: 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.