What color is #362930?

#362930 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 #362930?

The RGB value is 54, 41, 48: 54 red, 41 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362930?

The complementary color is #29362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362930 color

#362930 rgb(54, 41, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #362930 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.1% green and 18.8% blue (54, 41, 48).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#362930 color codes

HEX	`#362930`
RGB	`rgb(54, 41, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.29, 7.48, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.29, 7.81, 343.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.848, 2.584, 3.144)`
Decimal	`3549488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362930, 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 #362930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #362930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362930; }
.text { color: #362930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 41 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362930, #36292a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #362930?: #362930 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 #362930?: The RGB value is 54, 41, 48: 54 red, 41 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362930?: The complementary color is #29362F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.