What color is #363235?

#363235 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363235?

The RGB value is 54, 50, 53: 54 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363235?

The complementary color is #323633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363235 color

#363235 rgb(54, 50, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363235 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (54, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 4% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#363235 color codes

HEX	`#363235`
RGB	`rgb(54, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 4%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.29, 2.45, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.29, 2.75, 332.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.304, 3.323, 3.835)`
Decimal	`3551797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363235, 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 #363235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #363235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363235; }
.text { color: #363235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363235, #363233); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #363235?: #363235 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363235?: The RGB value is 54, 50, 53: 54 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363235?: The complementary color is #323633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.