What color is #323027?

#323027 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323027?

The RGB value is 50, 48, 39: 50 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323027?

The complementary color is #272932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323027 color

#323027 rgb(50, 48, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #323027 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.8% green and 15.3% blue (50, 48, 39).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#323027 color codes

HEX	`#323027`
RGB	`rgb(50, 48, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, -1.01, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 6.18, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.739, 2.939, 2.342)`
Decimal	`3289127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323027, 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 #323027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #323027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323027; }
.text { color: #323027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 48 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323027, #2e3227); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323027?: #323027 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323027?: The RGB value is 50, 48, 39: 50 red, 48 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323027?: The complementary color is #272932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.