What color is #362827?

#362827 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362827?

The RGB value is 54, 40, 39: 54 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362827?

The complementary color is #273536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362827 color

#362827 rgb(54, 40, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #362827 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 15.7% green and 15.3% blue (54, 40, 39).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#362827 color codes

HEX	`#362827`
RGB	`rgb(54, 40, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 15.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.68, 6.36, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.68, 7.1, 26.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.646, 2.448, 2.252)`
Decimal	`3549223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362827, 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 #362827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #362827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362827; }
.text { color: #362827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 40 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362827, #363027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #362827?: #362827 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362827?: The RGB value is 54, 40, 39: 54 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362827?: The complementary color is #273536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.