What color is #364A56?

#364A56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364A56?

The RGB value is 54, 74, 86: 54 red, 74 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364A56?

The complementary color is #564236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364A56 color

#364A56 rgb(54, 74, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364A56 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 29% green and 33.7% blue (54, 74, 86).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#364A56 color codes

HEX	`#364A56`
RGB	`rgb(54, 74, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 29%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 14%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, -4.38, -9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 10.57, 245.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.649, 6.353, 9.731)`
Decimal	`3557974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364A56, 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 #364A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #364A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364a56; }
.text { color: #364a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 74 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364a56, #363a56); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #364A56?: #364A56 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364A56?: The RGB value is 54, 74, 86: 54 red, 74 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364A56?: The complementary color is #564236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.