What color is #323222?

#323222 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323222?

The RGB value is 50, 50, 34: 50 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323222?

The complementary color is #222232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323222 color

#323222 rgb(50, 50, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323222 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.6% green and 13.3% blue (50, 50, 34).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#323222 color codes

HEX	`#323222`
RGB	`rgb(50, 50, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, -3.24, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 10.73, 107.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.745, 3.075, 1.962)`
Decimal	`3289634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323222, 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 #323222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #323222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323222; }
.text { color: #323222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 50 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323222, #2a3222); }

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Questions

What color is #323222?: #323222 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323222?: The RGB value is 50, 50, 34: 50 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323222?: The complementary color is #222232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.