What color is #363011?

#363011 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363011?

The RGB value is 54, 48, 17: 54 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363011?

The complementary color is #111736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363011 color

#363011 rgb(54, 48, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #363011 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.8% green and 6.7% blue (54, 48, 17).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 52% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#363011 color codes

HEX	`#363011`
RGB	`rgb(54, 48, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 52%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, -2.12, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 20.56, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.68, 2.939, 0.956)`
Decimal	`3551249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363011, 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 #363011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #363011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363011; }
.text { color: #363011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 48 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363011, #2a3611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #363011?: #363011 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363011?: The RGB value is 54, 48, 17: 54 red, 48 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363011?: The complementary color is #111736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.