What color is #36483F?

#36483F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36483F?

The RGB value is 54, 72, 63: 54 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36483F?

The complementary color is #48363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36483F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36483F color

#36483F rgb(54, 72, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36483F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 28.2% green and 24.7% blue (54, 72, 63).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#36483F color codes

HEX	`#36483F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 72, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 28.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, -9.31, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 9.81, 161.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.736, 5.778, 5.567)`
Decimal	`3557439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36483F, 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 #36483F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36483F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #36483F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36483f; }
.text { color: #36483f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36483f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 72 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36483f, #364848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #36483F?: #36483F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36483F?: The RGB value is 54, 72, 63: 54 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36483F?: The complementary color is #48363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36483F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.