What color is #362937?

#362937 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 #362937?

The RGB value is 54, 41, 55: 54 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362937?

The complementary color is #2A3729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362937 color

#362937 rgb(54, 41, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #362937 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (54, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#362937 color codes

HEX	`#362937`
RGB	`rgb(54, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.57, 9.09, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.57, 11.29, 323.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.004, 2.646, 3.966)`
Decimal	`3549495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362937, 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 #362937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #362937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362937; }
.text { color: #362937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362937, #372931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362937?: #362937 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 #362937?: The RGB value is 54, 41, 55: 54 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362937?: The complementary color is #2A3729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.