What color is #322E10?

#322E10 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322E10?

The RGB value is 50, 46, 16: 50 red, 46 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322E10?

The complementary color is #101432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322E10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322E10 color

#322E10 rgb(50, 46, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #322E10 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18% green and 6.3% blue (50, 46, 16).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 68% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#322E10 color codes

HEX	`#322E10`
RGB	`rgb(50, 46, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 68%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 68%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, -3.03, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 19.84, 98.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 2.67, 0.88)`
Decimal	`3288592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322E10, 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 #322E10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322E10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #322E10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322e10; }
.text { color: #322e10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322e10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 46 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322e10, #253210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #322E10?: #322E10 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322E10?: The RGB value is 50, 46, 16: 50 red, 46 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322E10?: The complementary color is #101432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322E10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.