What color is #36341A?

#36341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36341A?

The RGB value is 54, 52, 26: 54 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36341A?

The complementary color is #1A1C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36341A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36341A color

#36341A rgb(54, 52, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #36341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 20.4% green and 10.2% blue (54, 52, 26).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 52% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#36341A color codes

HEX	`#36341A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 52, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 20.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 52%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 52%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.26, -3.74, 16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.26, 17.12, 102.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.936, 3.315, 1.462)`
Decimal	`3552282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36341A, 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 #36341A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36341A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #36341A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36341a; }
.text { color: #36341a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36341a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 52 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36341a, #2a361a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #36341A?: #36341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36341A?: The RGB value is 54, 52, 26: 54 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36341A?: The complementary color is #1A1C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36341A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.