What color is #32250F?

#32250F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32250F?

The RGB value is 50, 37, 15: 50 red, 37 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32250F?

The complementary color is #0F1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32250F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32250F color

#32250F rgb(50, 37, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #32250F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.5% green and 5.9% blue (50, 37, 15).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 54% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 70% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#32250F color codes

HEX	`#32250F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 37, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 54%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 70%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 70%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.67, 2.95, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.67, 16.76, 79.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.063, 2.036, 0.736)`
Decimal	`3286287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32250F, 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 #32250F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32250F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #32250F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32250f; }
.text { color: #32250f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32250f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 37 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32250f, #2d320f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #32250F?: #32250F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32250F?: The RGB value is 50, 37, 15: 50 red, 37 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32250F?: The complementary color is #0F1C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32250F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.