What color is #323301?

#323301 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323301?

The RGB value is 50, 51, 1: 50 red, 51 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323301?

The complementary color is #020133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323301?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323301 color

#323301 rgb(50, 51, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #323301 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20% green and 0.4% blue (50, 51, 1).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#323301 color codes

HEX	`#323301`
RGB	`rgb(50, 51, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 98%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 98%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.24, -7.39, 27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.24, 28.91, 104.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.505, 3.048, 0.485)`
Decimal	`3289857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323301, 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 #323301	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323301 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #323301 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323301; }
.text { color: #323301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323301; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 51 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323301, #193301); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #323301?: #323301 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323301?: The RGB value is 50, 51, 1: 50 red, 51 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323301?: The complementary color is #020133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323301?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.