What color is #362F20?

#362F20 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 #362F20?

The RGB value is 54, 47, 32: 54 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362F20?

The complementary color is #202736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362F20 color

#362F20 rgb(54, 47, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #362F20 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.4% green and 12.5% blue (54, 47, 32).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#362F20 color codes

HEX	`#362F20`
RGB	`rgb(54, 47, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, 0.4, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 10.82, 87.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.799, 2.922, 1.783)`
Decimal	`3551008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362F20, 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 #362F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #362F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362f20; }
.text { color: #362f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 47 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362f20, #323620); }

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Questions

What color is #362F20?: #362F20 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 #362F20?: The RGB value is 54, 47, 32: 54 red, 47 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362F20?: The complementary color is #202736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.