What color is #363138?

#363138 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363138?

The RGB value is 54, 49, 56: 54 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363138?

The complementary color is #333831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363138 color

#363138 rgb(54, 49, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363138 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.2% green and 22% blue (54, 49, 56).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#363138 color codes

HEX	`#363138`
RGB	`rgb(54, 49, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.08, 3.83, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.08, 5.27, 316.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.333, 3.266, 4.195)`
Decimal	`3551544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363138, 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 #363138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #363138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363138; }
.text { color: #363138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 49 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363138, #383136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #363138?: #363138 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363138?: The RGB value is 54, 49, 56: 54 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363138?: The complementary color is #333831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.