What color is #36373E?

#36373E is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36373E?

The RGB value is 54, 55, 62: 54 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36373E?

The complementary color is #3E3D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36373E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36373E color

#36373E rgb(54, 55, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36373E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 21.6% green and 24.3% blue (54, 55, 62).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 7% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#36373E color codes

HEX	`#36373E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 55, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 21.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 7%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.22, 1.28, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.22, 4.68, 285.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.757, 3.864, 5.104)`
Decimal	`3553086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36373E, 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 #36373E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36373E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #36373E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36373e; }
.text { color: #36373e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36373e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 55 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36373e, #39363e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #36373E?: #36373E is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36373E?: The RGB value is 54, 55, 62: 54 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36373E?: The complementary color is #3E3D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36373E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.