What color is #363227?

#363227 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 #363227?

The RGB value is 54, 50, 39: 54 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363227?

The complementary color is #272B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363227 color

#363227 rgb(54, 50, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363227 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (54, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#363227 color codes

HEX	`#363227`
RGB	`rgb(54, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.87, -0.43, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.87, 7.67, 93.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.028, 3.212, 2.38)`
Decimal	`3551783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363227, 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 #363227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #363227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363227; }
.text { color: #363227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363227, #333627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #363227?: #363227 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 #363227?: The RGB value is 54, 50, 39: 54 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363227?: The complementary color is #272B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.