What color is #363E38?

#363E38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363E38?

The RGB value is 54, 62, 56: 54 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363E38?

The complementary color is #3E363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363E38 color

#363E38 rgb(54, 62, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #363E38 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 24.3% green and 22% blue (54, 62, 56).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#363E38 color codes

HEX	`#363E38`
RGB	`rgb(54, 62, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 24.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.31, -4.74, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.31, 5.39, 151.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.958, 4.515, 4.404)`
Decimal	`3554872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363E38, 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 #363E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #363E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363e38; }
.text { color: #363e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 62 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363e38, #363e3c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #363E38?: #363E38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363E38?: The RGB value is 54, 62, 56: 54 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363E38?: The complementary color is #3E363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.