What color is #364F75?

#364F75 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364F75?

The RGB value is 54, 79, 117: 54 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364F75?

The complementary color is #755C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364F75 color

#364F75 rgb(54, 79, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #364F75 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 31% green and 45.9% blue (54, 79, 117).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#364F75 color codes

HEX	`#364F75`
RGB	`rgb(54, 79, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 31%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 32%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.26, 2.37, -24.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.26, 24.75, 275.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.527, 7.66, 17.908)`
Decimal	`3559285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364F75, 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 #364F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #364F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364f75; }
.text { color: #364f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 79 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364f75, #3c3675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #364F75?: #364F75 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364F75?: The RGB value is 54, 79, 117: 54 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364F75?: The complementary color is #755C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.