What color is #362E1E?

#362E1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362E1E?

The RGB value is 54, 46, 30: 54 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362E1E?

The complementary color is #1E2636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362E1E color

#362E1E rgb(54, 46, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #362E1E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18% green and 11.8% blue (54, 46, 30).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#362E1E color codes

HEX	`#362E1E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 46, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.36, 0.77, 11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.36, 11.69, 86.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.733, 2.832, 1.631)`
Decimal	`3550750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362E1E, 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 #362E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #362E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362e1e; }
.text { color: #362e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 46 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362e1e, #32361e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #362E1E?: #362E1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362E1E?: The RGB value is 54, 46, 30: 54 red, 46 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362E1E?: The complementary color is #1E2636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.