What color is #362E3C?

#362E3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362E3C?

The RGB value is 54, 46, 60: 54 red, 46 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362E3C?

The complementary color is #343C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362E3C color

#362E3C rgb(54, 46, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #362E3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18% green and 23.5% blue (54, 46, 60).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#362E3C color codes

HEX	`#362E3C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 46, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.3, 6.87, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.3, 10.19, 312.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.314, 3.065, 4.691)`
Decimal	`3550780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362E3C, 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 #362E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #362E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362e3c; }
.text { color: #362e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 46 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362e3c, #3c2e3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362E3C?: #362E3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362E3C?: The RGB value is 54, 46, 60: 54 red, 46 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362E3C?: The complementary color is #343C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.