What color is #364849?

#364849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364849?

The RGB value is 54, 72, 73: 54 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364849?

The complementary color is #493736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364849 color

#364849 rgb(54, 72, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364849 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (54, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#364849 color codes

HEX	`#364849`
RGB	`rgb(54, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, -6.79, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 7.39, 203.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.041, 5.9, 7.175)`
Decimal	`3557449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364849, 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 #364849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #364849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364849; }
.text { color: #364849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364849, #363f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #364849?: #364849 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364849?: The RGB value is 54, 72, 73: 54 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364849?: The complementary color is #493736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.