What color is #362C09?

#362C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362C09?

The RGB value is 54, 44, 9: 54 red, 44 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362C09?

The complementary color is #091336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362C09?

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.

#362C09 color

#362C09 rgb(54, 44, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #362C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 17.3% green and 3.5% blue (54, 44, 9).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 71% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 83% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#362C09 color codes

HEX	`#362C09`
RGB	`rgb(54, 44, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 17.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 71%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 83%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 83%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.39, -0.1, 22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.39, 22.68, 90.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.471, 2.605, 0.631)`
Decimal	`3550217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362C09, 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 #362C09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362C09 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 #362C09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362c09; }
.text { color: #362c09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362c09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 44 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362c09, #293609); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362C09?: #362C09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362C09?: The RGB value is 54, 44, 9: 54 red, 44 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362C09?: The complementary color is #091336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362C09?: 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.