What color is #32220D?

#32220D is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32220D?

The RGB value is 50, 34, 13: 50 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32220D?

The complementary color is #0D1D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32220D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32220D color

#32220D rgb(50, 34, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #32220D is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 13.3% green and 5.1% blue (50, 34, 13).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 74% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#32220D color codes

HEX	`#32220D`
RGB	`rgb(50, 34, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 13.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 74%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 74%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.69, 4.84, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.69, 16.95, 73.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.96, 1.851, 0.635)`
Decimal	`3285517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32220D, 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 #32220D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32220D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #32220D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32220d; }
.text { color: #32220d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32220d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 34 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32220d, #2f320d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #32220D?: #32220D is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32220D?: The RGB value is 50, 34, 13: 50 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32220D?: The complementary color is #0D1D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32220D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.