What color is #321200?

#321200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321200?

The RGB value is 50, 18, 0: 50 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321200?

The complementary color is #002032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321200 color

#321200 rgb(50, 18, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #321200 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 7.1% green and 0% blue (50, 18, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#321200 color codes

HEX	`#321200`
RGB	`rgb(50, 18, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 7.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.88, 14.73, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.88, 21.12, 45.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.532, 1.111, 0.134)`
Decimal	`3281408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321200, 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 #321200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #321200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321200; }
.text { color: #321200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 18 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321200, #322b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #321200?: #321200 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321200?: The RGB value is 50, 18, 0: 50 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321200?: The complementary color is #002032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.