What color is #322C13?

#322C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322C13?

The RGB value is 50, 44, 19: 50 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322C13?

The complementary color is #131932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322C13 color

#322C13 rgb(50, 44, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #322C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.3% green and 7.5% blue (50, 44, 19).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 62% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#322C13 color codes

HEX	`#322C13`
RGB	`rgb(50, 44, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, -1.39, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 17.13, 94.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.334, 2.527, 0.981)`
Decimal	`3288083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322C13, 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 #322C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #322C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322c13; }
.text { color: #322c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 44 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322c13, #293213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #322C13?: #322C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322C13?: The RGB value is 50, 44, 19: 50 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322C13?: The complementary color is #131932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.