What color is #362A20?

#362A20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362A20?

The RGB value is 54, 42, 32: 54 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362A20?

The complementary color is #202C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362A20 color

#362A20 rgb(54, 42, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #362A20 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.5% green and 12.5% blue (54, 42, 32).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 41% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#362A20 color codes

HEX	`#362A20`
RGB	`rgb(54, 42, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.12, 3.78, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.12, 9.44, 66.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.61, 2.545, 1.72)`
Decimal	`3549728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362A20, 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 #362A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #362A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362a20; }
.text { color: #362a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 42 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362a20, #363520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362A20?: #362A20 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362A20?: The RGB value is 54, 42, 32: 54 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362A20?: The complementary color is #202C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.