Information about #36262E color

#36262E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#36262E falls into the Rose Color FamilyLow Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(54, 38, 46) — 21.2% red, 14.9% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 3 / 79. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #36262E reads as a softly toned pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Melanzane (#342931). Slightly further away sit Double Caffeine (#332729) and Cave Rock (#372C2C).

The recipe behind #36262E is rgb(54, 38, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #36262E: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:79), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#36262E color variations

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#36262E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #36262E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Melanzane color link
Melanzane

#342931

Cave Rock color link
Cave Rock

#372C2C

Havana color link
Havana

#3B2B2C

Zeppelin color link
Zeppelin

#382A34

Diesel color link
Diesel

#322C2B

Livid Brown color link
Livid Brown

#312A29

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Night Rider color link
Night Rider

#332E2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#36262E
  • RGB54, 38, 46
  • CMYK0, 6, 3, 79
  • CSSrgb(54, 38, 46)
  • HSL330°, 17%, 18%
  • HSL Precise330°, 17.391%, 18.039%
  • HSV330°, 30%, 21%
  • HSB330°, 30%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.212, 0.149, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.212, 0.149, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.212, 0.149, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID36262E
  • DECIMAL ID3548718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01