What color is #364A42?

#364A42 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 #364A42?

The RGB value is 54, 74, 66: 54 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364A42?

The complementary color is #4A363E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364A42 color

#364A42 rgb(54, 74, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364A42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (54, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#364A42 color codes

HEX	`#364A42`
RGB	`rgb(54, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, -9.79, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 10.05, 167.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.953, 6.075, 6.065)`
Decimal	`3557954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364A42, 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 #364A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #364A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364a42; }
.text { color: #364a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364a42, #36484a); }

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Questions

What color is #364A42?: #364A42 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 #364A42?: The RGB value is 54, 74, 66: 54 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364A42?: The complementary color is #4A363E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.