What color is #36300B?

#36300B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36300B?

The RGB value is 54, 48, 11: 54 red, 48 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36300B?

The complementary color is #0B1136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36300B?

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.

#36300B color

#36300B rgb(54, 48, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #36300B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.8% green and 4.3% blue (54, 48, 11).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 80% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#36300B color codes

HEX	`#36300B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 48, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 80%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 80%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, -2.61, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 23.56, 96.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.639, 2.922, 0.742)`
Decimal	`3551243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36300B, 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 #36300B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36300B 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 #36300B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36300b; }
.text { color: #36300b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36300b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 48 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36300b, #27360b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #36300B?: #36300B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36300B?: The RGB value is 54, 48, 11: 54 red, 48 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36300B?: The complementary color is #0B1136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36300B?: 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.