What color is #36504B?

#36504B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36504B?

The RGB value is 54, 80, 75: 54 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36504B?

The complementary color is #50363B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36504B color

#36504B rgb(54, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36504B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (54, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#36504B color codes

HEX	`#36504B`
RGB	`rgb(54, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, -11.1, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 11.11, 181.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.66, 7.029, 7.714)`
Decimal	`3559499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36504B, 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 #36504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #36504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36504b; }
.text { color: #36504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36504b, #364850); }

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Questions

What color is #36504B?: #36504B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36504B?: The RGB value is 54, 80, 75: 54 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36504B?: The complementary color is #50363B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.