What color is #321B10?

#321B10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321B10?

The RGB value is 50, 27, 16: 50 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321B10?

The complementary color is #102732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321B10 color

#321B10 rgb(50, 27, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #321B10 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 10.6% green and 6.3% blue (50, 27, 16).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 68% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#321B10 color codes

HEX	`#321B10`
RGB	`rgb(50, 27, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 10.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 68%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 68%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.61, 10, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.61, 15.57, 50.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.801, 1.5, 0.685)`
Decimal	`3283728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321B10, 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 #321B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #321B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321b10; }
.text { color: #321b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 27 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321b10, #322c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #321B10?: #321B10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321B10?: The RGB value is 50, 27, 16: 50 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321B10?: The complementary color is #102732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.