What color is #322F17?

#322F17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322F17?

The RGB value is 50, 47, 23: 50 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322F17?

The complementary color is #171A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322F17 color

#322F17 rgb(50, 47, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #322F17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.4% green and 9% blue (50, 47, 23).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 54% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#322F17 color codes

HEX	`#322F17`
RGB	`rgb(50, 47, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, -2.91, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 16.11, 100.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.487, 2.773, 1.215)`
Decimal	`3288855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322F17, 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 #322F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #322F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322f17; }
.text { color: #322f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 47 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322f17, #273217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #322F17?: #322F17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322F17?: The RGB value is 50, 47, 23: 50 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322F17?: The complementary color is #171A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.