What color is #363031?

#363031 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363031?

The RGB value is 54, 48, 49: 54 red, 48 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363031?

The complementary color is #303635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363031?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363031 color

#363031 rgb(54, 48, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363031 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.8% green and 19.2% blue (54, 48, 49).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 6% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#363031 color codes

HEX	`#363031`
RGB	`rgb(54, 48, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 6%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 11%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, 2.9, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 2.92, 6.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.133, 3.12, 3.342)`
Decimal	`3551281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363031, 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 #363031	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363031 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #363031 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363031; }
.text { color: #363031; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363031; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 48 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363031, #363230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #363031?: #363031 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363031?: The RGB value is 54, 48, 49: 54 red, 48 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363031?: The complementary color is #303635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363031?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.