What color is #322823?

#322823 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322823?

The RGB value is 50, 40, 35: 50 red, 40 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322823?

The complementary color is #232D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322823?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322823 color

#322823 rgb(50, 40, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #322823 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 15.7% green and 13.7% blue (50, 40, 35).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#322823 color codes

HEX	`#322823`
RGB	`rgb(50, 40, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 15.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 30%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.07, 3.68, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.07, 6.24, 53.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.378, 2.317, 1.912)`
Decimal	`3287075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322823, 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 #322823	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322823 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #322823 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322823; }
.text { color: #322823; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322823; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 40 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322823, #323023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #322823?: #322823 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322823?: The RGB value is 50, 40, 35: 50 red, 40 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322823?: The complementary color is #232D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322823?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.