What color is #362B38?

#362B38 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 #362B38?

The RGB value is 54, 43, 56: 54 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362B38?

The complementary color is #2D382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362B38 color

#362B38 rgb(54, 43, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #362B38 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.9% green and 22% blue (54, 43, 56).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#362B38 color codes

HEX	`#362B38`
RGB	`rgb(54, 43, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.21, 7.95, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.21, 10.21, 321.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.099, 2.798, 4.117)`
Decimal	`3550008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362B38, 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 #362B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #362B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362b38; }
.text { color: #362b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 43 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362b38, #382b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362B38?: #362B38 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 #362B38?: The RGB value is 54, 43, 56: 54 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362B38?: The complementary color is #2D382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.