What color is #322E27?

#322E27 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322E27?

The RGB value is 50, 46, 39: 50 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322E27?

The complementary color is #272B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322E27 color

#322E27 rgb(50, 46, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #322E27 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18% green and 15.3% blue (50, 46, 39).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#322E27 color codes

HEX	`#322E27`
RGB	`rgb(50, 46, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, 0.34, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 5.18, 86.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.659, 2.779, 2.315)`
Decimal	`3288615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322E27, 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 #322E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #322E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322e27; }
.text { color: #322e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 46 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322e27, #313227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322E27?: #322E27 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322E27?: The RGB value is 50, 46, 39: 50 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322E27?: The complementary color is #272B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.