What color is #362918?

#362918 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362918?

The RGB value is 54, 41, 24: 54 red, 41 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362918?

The complementary color is #182536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362918 color

#362918 rgb(54, 41, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #362918 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.1% green and 9.4% blue (54, 41, 24).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 56% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#362918 color codes

HEX	`#362918`
RGB	`rgb(54, 41, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 56%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 56%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, 3.34, 13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 13.83, 76.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.479, 2.436, 1.204)`
Decimal	`3549464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362918, 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 #362918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #362918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362918; }
.text { color: #362918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 41 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362918, #343618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362918?: #362918 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362918?: The RGB value is 54, 41, 24: 54 red, 41 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362918?: The complementary color is #182536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.