What color is #362F3E?

#362F3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362F3E?

The RGB value is 54, 47, 62: 54 red, 47 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362F3E?

The complementary color is #373E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362F3E color

#362F3E rgb(54, 47, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #362F3E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.4% green and 24.3% blue (54, 47, 62).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#362F3E color codes

HEX	`#362F3E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 47, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.69, 6.7, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.69, 10.67, 308.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.407, 3.165, 4.988)`
Decimal	`3551038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362F3E, 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 #362F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #362F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362f3e; }
.text { color: #362f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 47 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362f3e, #3e2f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362F3E?: #362F3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362F3E?: The RGB value is 54, 47, 62: 54 red, 47 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362F3E?: The complementary color is #373E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.