#36072C Color

#36072C is rgb(54, 7, 44) in RGB, hsl(313, 77%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 19%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 11.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36072C

HEX#36072C

RGBrgb(54, 7, 44)

HSLhsl(313, 77%, 12%)

HSVhsv(313, 87%, 21%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 19%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(23.5% 0.087 338.1)

LABlab(10.00% 26.47 -11.78)

LCHlch(10.00% 28.97 336.01)

What #36072C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #36072C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 11.14 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 17.62 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 17.67 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 18.1 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 19.74 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 20.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#36072C Channel Values

How #36072C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 54 · G 7 · B 44	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 313° · S 77% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 313° · S 87% · V 21%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 87% · Y 19% · K 79%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.16:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36072C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #36072C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36072C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #36072C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36072C.

How #36072C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#36072C

Protanopia#16162C

Protanomaly#26112C

Deuteranopia#1F1F2B

Deuteranomaly#2A182B

Tritanopia#341010

Tritanomaly#350D1E

Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36072C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-36072c: #36072C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36072C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36072c': '#36072C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.027, blue: 0.173)

Android XML<color name="color_36072c">#36072C</color>

SVG fillfill="#36072C"

More Pink Colors

#36072C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#36072C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36072C?

#36072C is a darkest pink — rgb(54, 7, 44) in RGB and hsl(313, 77%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.14.

What is the RGB value of #36072C?

#36072C is rgb(54, 7, 44) — red 54, green 7, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36072C?

#36072C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 19%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36072C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #36072C scores 17.16:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36072C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36072C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 30.65, which is a different colour altogether.

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