What color is #364F4D?

#364F4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364F4D?

The RGB value is 54, 79, 77: 54 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364F4D?

The complementary color is #4F3638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364F4D color

#364F4D rgb(54, 79, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #364F4D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 31% green and 30.2% blue (54, 79, 77).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#364F4D color codes

HEX	`#364F4D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 79, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 31%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, -9.98, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 10.16, 190.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.656, 6.912, 8.056)`
Decimal	`3559245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364F4D, 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 #364F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #364F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364f4d; }
.text { color: #364f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 79 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364f4d, #36444f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #364F4D?: #364F4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364F4D?: The RGB value is 54, 79, 77: 54 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364F4D?: The complementary color is #4F3638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.