What color is #363015?

#363015 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363015?

The RGB value is 54, 48, 21: 54 red, 48 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363015?

The complementary color is #151B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363015 color

#363015 rgb(54, 48, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #363015 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.8% green and 8.2% blue (54, 48, 21).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 61% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#363015 color codes

HEX	`#363015`
RGB	`rgb(54, 48, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 61%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 61%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.85, -1.72, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.85, 18.19, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.714, 2.952, 1.136)`
Decimal	`3551253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363015, 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 #363015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #363015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363015; }
.text { color: #363015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 48 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363015, #2b3615); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #363015?: #363015 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363015?: The RGB value is 54, 48, 21: 54 red, 48 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363015?: The complementary color is #151B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.