What color is #363843?

#363843 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363843?

The RGB value is 54, 56, 67: 54 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363843?

The complementary color is #434136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363843 color

#363843 rgb(54, 56, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363843 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22% green and 26.3% blue (54, 56, 67).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#363843 color codes

HEX	`#363843`
RGB	`rgb(54, 56, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 19%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, 1.92, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 7.34, 285.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.948, 4.018, 5.877)`
Decimal	`3553347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363843, 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 #363843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #363843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363843; }
.text { color: #363843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 56 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363843, #3a3643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #363843?: #363843 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363843?: The RGB value is 54, 56, 67: 54 red, 56 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363843?: The complementary color is #434136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.