What color is #362A3D?

#362A3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362A3D?

The RGB value is 54, 42, 61: 54 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362A3D?

The complementary color is #313D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362A3D color

#362A3D rgb(54, 42, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #362A3D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.5% green and 23.9% blue (54, 42, 61).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#362A3D color codes

HEX	`#362A3D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 42, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, 9.89, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 14.06, 314.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.191, 2.777, 4.782)`
Decimal	`3549757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362A3D, 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 #362A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #362A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362a3d; }
.text { color: #362a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 42 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362a3d, #3d2a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362A3D?: #362A3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362A3D?: The RGB value is 54, 42, 61: 54 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362A3D?: The complementary color is #313D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.