What color is #323111?

#323111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323111?

The RGB value is 50, 49, 17: 50 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323111?

The complementary color is #111232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323111 color

#323111 rgb(50, 49, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #323111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (50, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 66% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#323111 color codes

HEX	`#323111`
RGB	`rgb(50, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 66%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.7, -4.89, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.7, 20.81, 103.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.515, 2.915, 0.96)`
Decimal	`3289361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323111, 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 #323111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #323111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323111; }
.text { color: #323111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323111, #233211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #323111?: #323111 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323111?: The RGB value is 50, 49, 17: 50 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323111?: The complementary color is #111232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.