What color is #362B3C?

#362B3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362B3C?

The RGB value is 54, 43, 60: 54 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362B3C?

The complementary color is #313C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362B3C color

#362B3C rgb(54, 43, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #362B3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 16.9% green and 23.5% blue (54, 43, 60).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#362B3C color codes

HEX	`#362B3C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 43, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 16.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.38, 8.94, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.38, 12.63, 315.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.201, 2.838, 4.653)`
Decimal	`3550012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362B3C, 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 #362B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #362B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362b3c; }
.text { color: #362b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 43 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362b3c, #3c2b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362B3C?: #362B3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362B3C?: The RGB value is 54, 43, 60: 54 red, 43 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362B3C?: The complementary color is #313C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.