What color is #363331?

#363331 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363331?

The RGB value is 54, 51, 49: 54 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363331?

The complementary color is #313436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363331 color

#363331 rgb(54, 51, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363331 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (54, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#363331 color codes

HEX	`#363331`
RGB	`rgb(54, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 9%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.48, 0.88, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.48, 1.95, 63.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.259, 3.374, 3.385)`
Decimal	`3552049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363331, 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 #363331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #363331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363331; }
.text { color: #363331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363331, #363631); }

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Questions

What color is #363331?: #363331 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363331?: The RGB value is 54, 51, 49: 54 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363331?: The complementary color is #313436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.