What color is #362734?

#362734 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362734?

The RGB value is 54, 39, 52: 54 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362734?

The complementary color is #273629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362734 color

#362734 rgb(54, 39, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #362734 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 15.3% green and 20.4% blue (54, 39, 52).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#362734 color codes

HEX	`#362734`
RGB	`rgb(54, 39, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 15.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.84, 9.76, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.84, 11.31, 329.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.867, 2.483, 3.576)`
Decimal	`3548980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362734, 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 #362734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #362734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362734; }
.text { color: #362734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 39 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362734, #36272d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362734?: #362734 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362734?: The RGB value is 54, 39, 52: 54 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362734?: The complementary color is #273629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.