What color is #363D51?

#363D51 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363D51?

The RGB value is 54, 61, 81: 54 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363D51?

The complementary color is #514A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363D51 color

#363D51 rgb(54, 61, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #363D51 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 23.9% green and 31.8% blue (54, 61, 81).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#363D51 color codes

HEX	`#363D51`
RGB	`rgb(54, 61, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 23.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.91, 2.55, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.91, 13.29, 281.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.675, 4.716, 8.447)`
Decimal	`3554641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363D51, 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 #363D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #363D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363d51; }
.text { color: #363d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 61 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363d51, #3d3651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #363D51?: #363D51 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363D51?: The RGB value is 54, 61, 81: 54 red, 61 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363D51?: The complementary color is #514A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.