What color is #36332D?

#36332D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36332D?

The RGB value is 54, 51, 45: 54 red, 51 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36332D?

The complementary color is #2D3036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36332D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36332D color

#36332D rgb(54, 51, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36332D is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 20% green and 17.6% blue (54, 51, 45).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#36332D color codes

HEX	`#36332D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 51, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 20%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 17%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.36, 0.05, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.36, 4.28, 89.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.179, 3.341, 2.96)`
Decimal	`3552045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36332D, 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 #36332D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36332D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #36332D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36332d; }
.text { color: #36332d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36332d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 51 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36332d, #35362d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #36332D?: #36332D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36332D?: The RGB value is 54, 51, 45: 54 red, 51 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36332D?: The complementary color is #2D3036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36332D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.