What color is #32261E?

#32261E 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 #32261E?

The RGB value is 50, 38, 30: 50 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32261E?

The complementary color is #1E2A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32261E color

#32261E rgb(50, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #32261E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (50, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 25% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 40% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#32261E color codes

HEX	`#32261E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 25%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 40%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 40%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.3, 4.21, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.3, 8.56, 60.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.243, 2.158, 1.526)`
Decimal	`3286558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32261E, 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 #32261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #32261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32261e; }
.text { color: #32261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32261e, #32301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #32261E?: #32261E 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 #32261E?: The RGB value is 50, 38, 30: 50 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32261E?: The complementary color is #1E2A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.