What color is #36473A?

#36473A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36473A?

The RGB value is 54, 71, 58: 54 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36473A?

The complementary color is #473643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36473A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36473A color

#36473A rgb(54, 71, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36473A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 27.8% green and 22.7% blue (54, 71, 58).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#36473A color codes

HEX	`#36473A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 71, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 27.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.37, -9.86, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.37, 11.36, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.538, 5.596, 4.843)`
Decimal	`3557178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36473A, 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 #36473A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36473A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #36473A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36473a; }
.text { color: #36473a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36473a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 71 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36473a, #364743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #36473A?: #36473A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36473A?: The RGB value is 54, 71, 58: 54 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36473A?: The complementary color is #473643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36473A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.