What color is #32241C?

#32241C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32241C?

The RGB value is 50, 36, 28: 50 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32241C?

The complementary color is #1C2A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32241C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32241C color

#32241C rgb(50, 36, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #32241C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.1% green and 11% blue (50, 36, 28).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#32241C color codes

HEX	`#32241C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 36, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 5.28, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 9.52, 56.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.156, 2.024, 1.375)`
Decimal	`3286044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32241C, 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 #32241C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32241C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #32241C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32241c; }
.text { color: #32241c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32241c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 36 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32241c, #322f1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #32241C?: #32241C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32241C?: The RGB value is 50, 36, 28: 50 red, 36 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32241C?: The complementary color is #1C2A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32241C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.