What color is #362E23?

#362E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362E23?

The RGB value is 54, 46, 35: 54 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362E23?

The complementary color is #232B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362E23 color

#362E23 rgb(54, 46, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #362E23 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18% green and 13.7% blue (54, 46, 35).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#362E23 color codes

HEX	`#362E23`
RGB	`rgb(54, 46, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 35%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.47, 1.55, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.47, 8.58, 79.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.802, 2.86, 1.994)`
Decimal	`3550755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362E23, 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 #362E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #362E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362e23; }
.text { color: #362e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 46 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362e23, #353623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362E23?: #362E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362E23?: The RGB value is 54, 46, 35: 54 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362E23?: The complementary color is #232B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.