What color is #363A1F?

#363A1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363A1F?

The RGB value is 54, 58, 31: 54 red, 58 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363A1F?

The complementary color is #231F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363A1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363A1F color

#363A1F rgb(54, 58, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #363A1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22.7% green and 12.2% blue (54, 58, 31).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#363A1F color codes

HEX	`#363A1F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 58, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 47%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 47%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, -6.88, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 17.61, 113.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.282, 3.909, 1.878)`
Decimal	`3553823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363A1F, 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 #363A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #363A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363a1f; }
.text { color: #363a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 58 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363a1f, #283a1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #363A1F?: #363A1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363A1F?: The RGB value is 54, 58, 31: 54 red, 58 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363A1F?: The complementary color is #231F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363A1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.