What color is #364A72?

#364A72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364A72?

The RGB value is 54, 74, 114: 54 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364A72?

The complementary color is #725E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364A72 color

#364A72 rgb(54, 74, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #364A72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 29% green and 44.7% blue (54, 74, 114).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#364A72 color codes

HEX	`#364A72`
RGB	`rgb(54, 74, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 29%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.57, 4.61, -25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.57, 25.83, 280.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.006, 6.896, 16.878)`
Decimal	`3558002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364A72, 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 #364A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #364A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364a72; }
.text { color: #364a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 74 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364a72, #403672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #364A72?: #364A72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364A72?: The RGB value is 54, 74, 114: 54 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364A72?: The complementary color is #725E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.