What color is #362F3F?

#362F3F 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 #362F3F?

The RGB value is 54, 47, 63: 54 red, 47 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362F3F?

The complementary color is #383F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362F3F color

#362F3F rgb(54, 47, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #362F3F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.4% green and 24.7% blue (54, 47, 63).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#362F3F color codes

HEX	`#362F3F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 47, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.74, 6.96, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.74, 11.31, 307.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.435, 3.176, 5.134)`
Decimal	`3551039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362F3F, 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 #362F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #362F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362f3f; }
.text { color: #362f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 47 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362f3f, #3e2f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362F3F?: #362F3F 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 #362F3F?: The RGB value is 54, 47, 63: 54 red, 47 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362F3F?: The complementary color is #383F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.