What color is #36540F?

#36540F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36540F?

The RGB value is 54, 84, 15: 54 red, 84 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36540F?

The complementary color is #2D0F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36540F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36540F color

#36540F rgb(54, 84, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #36540F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 32.9% green and 5.9% blue (54, 84, 15).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 70% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#36540F color codes

HEX	`#36540F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 84, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 32.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 70%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 82%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 82%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, -23.08, 34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 41.3, 123.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.778, 7.159, 1.582)`
Decimal	`3560463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36540F, 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 #36540F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36540F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #36540F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36540f; }
.text { color: #36540f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36540f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 84 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36540f, #14540f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #36540F?: #36540F is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36540F?: The RGB value is 54, 84, 15: 54 red, 84 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36540F?: The complementary color is #2D0F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36540F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.