What color is #362C19?

#362C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362C19?

The RGB value is 54, 44, 25: 54 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362C19?

The complementary color is #192336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362C19 color

#362C19 rgb(54, 44, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #362C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 17.3% green and 9.8% blue (54, 44, 25).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 54% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#362C19 color codes

HEX	`#362C19`
RGB	`rgb(54, 44, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 17.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 54%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 54%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, 1.43, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 14.09, 84.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.598, 2.656, 1.295)`
Decimal	`3550233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362C19, 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 #362C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #362C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362c19; }
.text { color: #362c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 44 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362c19, #313619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362C19?: #362C19 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362C19?: The RGB value is 54, 44, 25: 54 red, 44 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362C19?: The complementary color is #192336, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.