What color is #36381E?

#36381E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36381E?

The RGB value is 54, 56, 30: 54 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36381E?

The complementary color is #201E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36381E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36381E color

#36381E rgb(54, 56, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #36381E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22% green and 11.8% blue (54, 56, 30).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#36381E color codes

HEX	`#36381E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 56, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.68, -5.76, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.68, 16.97, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 3.706, 1.776)`
Decimal	`3553310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36381E, 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 #36381E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36381E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #36381E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36381e; }
.text { color: #36381e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36381e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 56 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36381e, #29381e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #36381E?: #36381E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36381E?: The RGB value is 54, 56, 30: 54 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36381E?: The complementary color is #201E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36381E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.