What color is #362E30?

#362E30 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362E30?

The RGB value is 54, 46, 48: 54 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362E30?

The complementary color is #2E3634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362E30 color

#362E30 rgb(54, 46, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #362E30 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18% green and 18.8% blue (54, 46, 48).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#362E30 color codes

HEX	`#362E30`
RGB	`rgb(54, 46, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 15%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.85, 4.05, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.85, 4.05, 0.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.032, 2.952, 3.206)`
Decimal	`3550768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362E30, 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 #362E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #362E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362e30; }
.text { color: #362e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 46 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362e30, #36302e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #362E30?: #362E30 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362E30?: The RGB value is 54, 46, 48: 54 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362E30?: The complementary color is #2E3634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.