What color is #362931?

#362931 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 #362931?

The RGB value is 54, 41, 49: 54 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362931?

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

Is black or white text better on #362931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362931 color

#362931 rgb(54, 41, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #362931 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.1% green and 19.2% blue (54, 41, 49).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#362931 color codes

HEX	`#362931`
RGB	`rgb(54, 41, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.33, 7.7, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.33, 8.22, 339.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.869, 2.592, 3.254)`
Decimal	`3549489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362931, 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 #362931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #362931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362931; }
.text { color: #362931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 41 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362931, #36292b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #362931?: #362931 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 #362931?: The RGB value is 54, 41, 49: 54 red, 41 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362931?: The complementary color is #29362E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.