What color is #36513F?

#36513F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36513F?

The RGB value is 54, 81, 63: 54 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36513F?

The complementary color is #513648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36513F?

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.

#36513F color

#36513F rgb(54, 81, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #36513F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 31.8% green and 24.7% blue (54, 81, 63).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#36513F color codes

HEX	`#36513F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 81, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 31.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 22%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.87, -14.59, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.87, 16.35, 153.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.361, 7.028, 5.776)`
Decimal	`3559743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36513F, 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 #36513F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36513F 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 #36513F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36513f; }
.text { color: #36513f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36513f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 81 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36513f, #36514d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #36513F?: #36513F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36513F?: The RGB value is 54, 81, 63: 54 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36513F?: The complementary color is #513648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36513F?: 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.