What color is #36360F?

#36360F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36360F?

The RGB value is 54, 54, 15: 54 red, 54 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36360F?

The complementary color is #0F0F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36360F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36360F color

#36360F rgb(54, 54, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #36360F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 21.2% green and 5.9% blue (54, 54, 15).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 57% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#36360F color codes

HEX	`#36360F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 54, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 21.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 57%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 72%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, -6.16, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 24.55, 104.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.927, 3.457, 0.965)`
Decimal	`3552783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36360F, 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 #36360F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36360F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #36360F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36360f; }
.text { color: #36360f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36360f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 54 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36360f, #23360f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #36360F?: #36360F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36360F?: The RGB value is 54, 54, 15: 54 red, 54 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36360F?: The complementary color is #0F0F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36360F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.