What color is #36534A?

#36534A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36534A?

The RGB value is 54, 83, 74: 54 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36534A?

The complementary color is #53363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36534A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36534A color

#36534A rgb(54, 83, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #36534A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 32.5% green and 29% blue (54, 83, 74).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#36534A color codes

HEX	`#36534A`
RGB	`rgb(54, 83, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 32.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -13.11, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 13.24, 172.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.85, 7.465, 7.61)`
Decimal	`3560266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36534A, 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 #36534A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36534A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #36534A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36534a; }
.text { color: #36534a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36534a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 83 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36534a, #364e53); }

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Questions

What color is #36534A?: #36534A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36534A?: The RGB value is 54, 83, 74: 54 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36534A?: The complementary color is #53363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36534A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.