What color is #323121?

#323121 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 #323121?

The RGB value is 50, 49, 33: 50 red, 49 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323121?

The complementary color is #212232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323121 color

#323121 rgb(50, 49, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #323121 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.2% green and 12.9% blue (50, 49, 33).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 34% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#323121 color codes

HEX	`#323121`
RGB	`rgb(50, 49, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 34%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, -2.76, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 10.77, 104.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.688, 2.985, 1.873)`
Decimal	`3289377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323121, 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 #323121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #323121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323121; }
.text { color: #323121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 49 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323121, #2a3221); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323121?: #323121 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 #323121?: The RGB value is 50, 49, 33: 50 red, 49 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323121?: The complementary color is #212232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.