What color is #32300C?

#32300C 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 #32300C?

The RGB value is 50, 48, 12: 50 red, 48 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32300C?

The complementary color is #0C0E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32300C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32300C color

#32300C rgb(50, 48, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #32300C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.8% green and 4.7% blue (50, 48, 12).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 76% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#32300C color codes

HEX	`#32300C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 48, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 76%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 76%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.3, -4.69, 22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.3, 22.85, 101.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 2.819, 0.763)`
Decimal	`3289100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32300C, 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 #32300C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32300C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #32300C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32300c; }
.text { color: #32300c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32300c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 48 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32300c, #21320c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #32300C?: #32300C 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 #32300C?: The RGB value is 50, 48, 12: 50 red, 48 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32300C?: The complementary color is #0C0E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32300C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.