What color is #36312A?

#36312A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36312A?

The RGB value is 54, 49, 42: 54 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36312A?

The complementary color is #2A2F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36312A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36312A color

#36312A rgb(54, 49, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36312A is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.2% green and 16.5% blue (54, 49, 42).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#36312A color codes

HEX	`#36312A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 49, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.63, 0.79, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.63, 5.34, 81.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.038, 3.148, 2.638)`
Decimal	`3551530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36312A, 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 #36312A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36312A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #36312A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36312a; }
.text { color: #36312a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36312a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 49 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36312a, #35362a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #36312A?: #36312A is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36312A?: The RGB value is 54, 49, 42: 54 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36312A?: The complementary color is #2A2F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36312A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.