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#363608 Color

#363608 is rgb(54, 54, 8) in RGB, hsl(60, 74%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 85%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 12.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#363608
HEX#363608
RGBrgb(54, 54, 8)
HSLhsl(60, 74%, 12%)
HSVhsv(60, 85%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 85%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(32.3% 0.063 109.5)
LABlab(21.87% -4.87 26.71)
LCHlch(21.87% 27.15 100.34)

What #363608 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 #363608, 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 yellow in the library.

#363608 Channel Values

How #363608 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 54 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 74% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 85% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.44:1 vs white · 1.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #363608 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 text12.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #363608 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #363608

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #363608; 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 #363608

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 #363608.

How #363608 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#363608
Protanopia#363608
Protanomaly#363608
Deuteranopia#363608
Deuteranomaly#363608
Tritanopia#393333
Tritanomaly#383427
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #363608 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-363608: #363608;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #363608;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-363608': '#363608' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.212, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_363608">#363608</color>
SVG fillfill="#363608"

More Yellow Colors

#363608 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#363608 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #363608?

#363608 is a darkest yellow — rgb(54, 54, 8) in RGB and hsl(60, 74%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.76.

What is the RGB value of #363608?

#363608 is rgb(54, 54, 8) — red 54, green 54, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #363608?

#363608 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 85%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #363608 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #363608 scores 12.44:1 against white and 1.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #363608 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #363608 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.78, which is visibly different.

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