What color is #322F1B?

#322F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322F1B?

The RGB value is 50, 47, 27: 50 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322F1B?

The complementary color is #1B1E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322F1B?

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.

#322F1B color

#322F1B rgb(50, 47, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #322F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.4% green and 10.6% blue (50, 47, 27).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

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

#322F1B color codes

HEX	`#322F1B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 47, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.18, -2.37, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.18, 13.55, 100.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.53, 2.79, 1.442)`
Decimal	`3288859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322F1B, 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 #322F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322F1B 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 #322F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322f1b; }
.text { color: #322f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 47 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322f1b, #2a321b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #322F1B?: #322F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322F1B?: The RGB value is 50, 47, 27: 50 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322F1B?: The complementary color is #1B1E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322F1B?: 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.