What color is #36311D?

#36311D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36311D?

The RGB value is 54, 49, 29: 54 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36311D?

The complementary color is #1D2236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36311D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36311D color

#36311D rgb(54, 49, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #36311D is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.2% green and 11.4% blue (54, 49, 29).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 46% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#36311D color codes

HEX	`#36311D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 49, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 46%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, -1.37, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 13.65, 95.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.841, 3.07, 1.605)`
Decimal	`3551517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36311D, 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 #36311D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36311D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #36311D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36311d; }
.text { color: #36311d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36311d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 49 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36311d, #2e361d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #36311D?: #36311D is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36311D?: The RGB value is 54, 49, 29: 54 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36311D?: The complementary color is #1D2236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36311D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.