What color is #363940?

#363940 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363940?

The RGB value is 54, 57, 64: 54 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363940?

The complementary color is #403D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363940 color

#363940 rgb(54, 57, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363940 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (54, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#363940 color codes

HEX	`#363940`
RGB	`rgb(54, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, 0.46, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 4.79, 275.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.91, 4.081, 5.431)`
Decimal	`3553600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363940, 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 #363940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #363940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363940; }
.text { color: #363940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363940, #383640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #363940?: #363940 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363940?: The RGB value is 54, 57, 64: 54 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363940?: The complementary color is #403D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.