What color is #362A2A?

#362A2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362A2A?

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

What is the complementary color of #362A2A?

The complementary color is #2A3636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362A2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362A2A color

#362A2A rgb(54, 42, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #362A2A is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#362A2A color codes

HEX	`#362A2A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 42, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, 5.55, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 5.94, 20.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.767, 2.607, 2.548)`
Decimal	`3549738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362A2A, 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 #362A2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362A2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #362A2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362a2a; }
.text { color: #362a2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362a2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 42 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362a2a, #36302a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #362A2A?: #362A2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362A2A?: The RGB value is 54, 42, 42: 54 red, 42 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362A2A?: The complementary color is #2A3636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362A2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.