What color is #364C4B?

#364C4B 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 #364C4B?

The RGB value is 54, 76, 75: 54 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364C4B?

The complementary color is #4C3637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364C4B color

#364C4B rgb(54, 76, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364C4B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 29.8% green and 29.4% blue (54, 76, 75).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#364C4B color codes

HEX	`#364C4B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 76, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 29.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 29%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.55, -8.71, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.55, 8.97, 193.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.375, 6.461, 7.619)`
Decimal	`3558475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364C4B, 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 #364C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #364C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364c4b; }
.text { color: #364c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 76 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364c4b, #36424c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #364C4B?: #364C4B 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 #364C4B?: The RGB value is 54, 76, 75: 54 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364C4B?: The complementary color is #4C3637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.