What color is #36262E?

#36262E 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 #36262E?

The RGB value is 54, 38, 46: 54 red, 38 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36262E?

The complementary color is #26362E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36262E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36262E color

#36262E rgb(54, 38, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #36262E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 14.9% green and 18% blue (54, 38, 46).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#36262E color codes

HEX	`#36262E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 38, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 14.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, 9.13, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 9.41, 345.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.708, 2.368, 2.899)`
Decimal	`3548718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36262E, 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 #36262E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36262E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #36262E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36262e; }
.text { color: #36262e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36262e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 38 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36262e, #362626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #36262E?: #36262E 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 #36262E?: The RGB value is 54, 38, 46: 54 red, 38 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36262E?: The complementary color is #26362E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36262E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.