What color is #363339?

#363339 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363339?

The RGB value is 54, 51, 57: 54 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363339?

The complementary color is #363933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363339 color

#363339 rgb(54, 51, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363339 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 20% green and 22.4% blue (54, 51, 57).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#363339 color codes

HEX	`#363339`
RGB	`rgb(54, 51, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 20%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.75, 2.72, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.75, 4.28, 309.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.444, 3.447, 4.354)`
Decimal	`3552057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363339, 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 #363339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #363339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363339; }
.text { color: #363339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 51 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363339, #393339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #363339?: #363339 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363339?: The RGB value is 54, 51, 57: 54 red, 51 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363339?: The complementary color is #363933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.