What color is #364A4D?

#364A4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364A4D?

The RGB value is 54, 74, 77: 54 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364A4D?

The complementary color is #4D3936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364A4D color

#364A4D rgb(54, 74, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364A4D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 29% green and 30.2% blue (54, 74, 77).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#364A4D color codes

HEX	`#364A4D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 74, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 29%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 30%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.95, -6.95, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.95, 8.18, 211.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.309, 6.217, 7.94)`
Decimal	`3557965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364A4D, 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 #364A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #364A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364a4d; }
.text { color: #364a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 74 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364a4d, #363e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #364A4D?: #364A4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364A4D?: The RGB value is 54, 74, 77: 54 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364A4D?: The complementary color is #4D3936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.