What color is #364D50?

#364D50 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 #364D50?

The RGB value is 54, 77, 80: 54 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364D50?

The complementary color is #503936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364D50 color

#364D50 rgb(54, 77, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364D50 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 30.2% green and 31.4% blue (54, 77, 80).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#364D50 color codes

HEX	`#364D50`
RGB	`rgb(54, 77, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 30.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, -7.96, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 9.21, 210.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.623, 6.671, 8.579)`
Decimal	`3558736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364D50, 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 #364D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #364D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364d50; }
.text { color: #364d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 77 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364d50, #364050); }

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Questions

What color is #364D50?: #364D50 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 #364D50?: The RGB value is 54, 77, 80: 54 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364D50?: The complementary color is #503936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.