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#362B26 Color

#362B26 is rgb(54, 43, 38) in RGB, hsl(19, 17%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Espresso (#3B2F2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#362B26
HEX#362B26
RGBrgb(54, 43, 38)
HSLhsl(19, 17%, 18%)
HSVhsv(19, 30%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(30% 0.019 45.8)
LABlab(18.67% 4.54 5.27)
LCHlch(18.67% 6.96 49.30)

What #362B26 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 #362B26, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#362B26 Channel Values

How #362B26 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 54 · G 43 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 17% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 30% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 30% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.72:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #362B26 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 text13.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #362B26

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #362B26; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #362B26

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

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How #362B26 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#362B26
Protanopia#2D2D26
Protanomaly#312C26
Deuteranopia#2F2F26
Deuteranomaly#322D26
Tritanopia#362A2A
Tritanomaly#362B29
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #362B26 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-362b26: #362B26;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #362B26;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-362b26': '#362B26' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.169, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_362b26">#362B26</color>
SVG fillfill="#362B26"

More Brown Colors

#362B26 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#362B26 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #362B26?

#362B26 is a darkest brown — rgb(54, 43, 38) in RGB and hsl(19, 17%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Espresso (#3B2F2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #362B26?

#362B26 is rgb(54, 43, 38) — red 54, green 43, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #362B26?

#362B26 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #362B26 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #362B26 scores 13.72:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #362B26 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #362B26 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 19.92, which is visibly different.

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