What color is #36342D?

#36342D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36342D?

The RGB value is 54, 52, 45: 54 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36342D?

The complementary color is #2D2F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36342D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36342D color

#36342D rgb(54, 52, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36342D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 20.4% green and 17.6% blue (54, 52, 45).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#36342D color codes

HEX	`#36342D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 52, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 20.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 17%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, -0.62, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 4.79, 97.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.223, 3.43, 2.974)`
Decimal	`3552301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36342D, 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 #36342D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36342D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #36342D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36342d; }
.text { color: #36342d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36342d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 52 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36342d, #34362d); }

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Questions

What color is #36342D?: #36342D is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36342D?: The RGB value is 54, 52, 45: 54 red, 52 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36342D?: The complementary color is #2D2F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36342D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.