What color is #365551?

#365551 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 #365551?

The RGB value is 54, 85, 81: 54 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #365551?

The complementary color is #55363A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #365551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#365551 color

#365551 rgb(54, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #365551 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (54, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#365551 color codes

HEX	`#365551`
RGB	`rgb(54, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, -12.45, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 12.52, 186)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.255, 7.875, 8.973)`
Decimal	`3560785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #365551, 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 #365551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#365551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #365551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #365551; }
.text { color: #365551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #365551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #365551, #364a55); }

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Questions

What color is #365551?: #365551 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 #365551?: The RGB value is 54, 85, 81: 54 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #365551?: The complementary color is #55363A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #365551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.