What color is #363213?

#363213 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363213?

The RGB value is 54, 50, 19: 54 red, 50 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363213?

The complementary color is #131736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363213 color

#363213 rgb(54, 50, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #363213 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.6% green and 7.5% blue (54, 50, 19).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 65% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#363213 color codes

HEX	`#363213`
RGB	`rgb(54, 50, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 65%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 65%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.49, -3.24, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.49, 20.33, 99.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.78, 3.113, 1.07)`
Decimal	`3551763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363213, 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 #363213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #363213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363213; }
.text { color: #363213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 50 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363213, #293613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #363213?: #363213 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363213?: The RGB value is 54, 50, 19: 54 red, 50 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363213?: The complementary color is #131736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.