What color is #32210A?

#32210A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32210A?

The RGB value is 50, 33, 10: 50 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32210A?

The complementary color is #0A1B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32210A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32210A color

#32210A rgb(50, 33, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #32210A is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 12.9% green and 3.9% blue (50, 33, 10).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 80% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#32210A color codes

HEX	`#32210A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 33, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 12.9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 80%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.33, 5.29, 17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.33, 17.91, 72.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.914, 1.788, 0.531)`
Decimal	`3285258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32210A, 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 #32210A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32210A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #32210A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32210a; }
.text { color: #32210a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32210a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 33 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32210a, #2f320a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #32210A?: #32210A is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32210A?: The RGB value is 50, 33, 10: 50 red, 33 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32210A?: The complementary color is #0A1B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32210A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.