What color is #36453C?

#36453C 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 #36453C?

The RGB value is 54, 69, 60: 54 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36453C?

The complementary color is #45363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36453C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36453C color

#36453C rgb(54, 69, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36453C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 27.1% green and 23.5% blue (54, 69, 60).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#36453C color codes

HEX	`#36453C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 69, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 27.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, -8.19, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 8.89, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.465, 5.367, 5.075)`
Decimal	`3556668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36453C, 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 #36453C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36453C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #36453C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36453c; }
.text { color: #36453c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36453c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 69 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36453c, #364543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #36453C?: #36453C 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 #36453C?: The RGB value is 54, 69, 60: 54 red, 69 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36453C?: The complementary color is #45363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36453C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.