What color is #362F28?

#362F28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362F28?

The RGB value is 54, 47, 40: 54 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362F28?

The complementary color is #282F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362F28 color

#362F28 rgb(54, 47, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #362F28 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.4% green and 15.7% blue (54, 47, 40).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#362F28 color codes

HEX	`#362F28`
RGB	`rgb(54, 47, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.93, 1.76, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.93, 5.93, 72.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.921, 2.971, 2.427)`
Decimal	`3551016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362F28, 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 #362F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #362F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362f28; }
.text { color: #362f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 47 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362f28, #363628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #362F28?: #362F28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362F28?: The RGB value is 54, 47, 40: 54 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362F28?: The complementary color is #282F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.