What color is #363C17?

#363C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363C17?

The RGB value is 54, 60, 23: 54 red, 60 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363C17?

The complementary color is #1D173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363C17 color

#363C17 rgb(54, 60, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #363C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 23.5% green and 9% blue (54, 60, 23).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#363C17 color codes

HEX	`#363C17`
RGB	`rgb(54, 60, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 23.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 62%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.93, -9.12, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.93, 23.55, 112.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.292, 4.078, 1.424)`
Decimal	`3554327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363C17, 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 #363C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #363C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363c17; }
.text { color: #363c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 60 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363c17, #233c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #363C17?: #363C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363C17?: The RGB value is 54, 60, 23: 54 red, 60 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363C17?: The complementary color is #1D173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.