What color is #364236?

#364236 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364236?

The RGB value is 54, 66, 54: 54 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364236?

The complementary color is #423642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364236 color

#364236 rgb(54, 66, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364236 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 25.9% green and 21.2% blue (54, 66, 54).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#364236 color codes

HEX	`#364236`
RGB	`rgb(54, 66, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 25.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.58, -7.69, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.58, 9.57, 143.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.135, 4.947, 4.226)`
Decimal	`3555894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364236, 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 #364236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #364236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364236; }
.text { color: #364236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 66 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364236, #36423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #364236?: #364236 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364236?: The RGB value is 54, 66, 54: 54 red, 66 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364236?: The complementary color is #423642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.