What color is #362935?

#362935 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 #362935?

The RGB value is 54, 41, 53: 54 red, 41 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362935?

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

Is black or white text better on #362935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362935 color

#362935 rgb(54, 41, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #362935 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.1% green and 20.8% blue (54, 41, 53).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#362935 color codes

HEX	`#362935`
RGB	`rgb(54, 41, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 24%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.48, 8.61, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.48, 10.18, 327.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.957, 2.627, 3.719)`
Decimal	`3549493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362935, 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 #362935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #362935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362935; }
.text { color: #362935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 41 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362935, #36292f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362935?: #362935 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 #362935?: The RGB value is 54, 41, 53: 54 red, 41 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362935?: The complementary color is #29362A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.