What color is #322E29?

#322E29 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 #322E29?

The RGB value is 50, 46, 41: 50 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322E29?

The complementary color is #292D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322E29 color

#322E29 rgb(50, 46, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #322E29 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18% green and 16.1% blue (50, 46, 41).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#322E29 color codes

HEX	`#322E29`
RGB	`rgb(50, 46, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, 0.73, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 3.94, 79.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.693, 2.792, 2.495)`
Decimal	`3288617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322E29, 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 #322E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #322E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322e29; }
.text { color: #322e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 46 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322e29, #323229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322E29?: #322E29 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 #322E29?: The RGB value is 50, 46, 41: 50 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322E29?: The complementary color is #292D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.