What color is #362B1E?

#362B1E 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 #362B1E?

The RGB value is 54, 43, 30: 54 red, 43 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362B1E?

The complementary color is #1E2936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362B1E color

#362B1E rgb(54, 43, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #362B1E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.9% green and 11.8% blue (54, 43, 30).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#362B1E color codes

HEX	`#362B1E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 43, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.39, 2.8, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.39, 10.75, 74.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.62, 2.606, 1.593)`
Decimal	`3549982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362B1E, 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 #362B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #362B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362b1e; }
.text { color: #362b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 43 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362b1e, #35361e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362B1E?: #362B1E 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 #362B1E?: The RGB value is 54, 43, 30: 54 red, 43 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362B1E?: The complementary color is #1E2936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.