What color is #323321?

#323321 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 #323321?

The RGB value is 50, 51, 33: 50 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323321?

The complementary color is #222133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323321 color

#323321 rgb(50, 51, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323321 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20% green and 12.9% blue (50, 51, 33).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#323321 color codes

HEX	`#323321`
RGB	`rgb(50, 51, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -4.06, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 12.02, 109.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.774, 3.156, 1.902)`
Decimal	`3289889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323321, 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 #323321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #323321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323321; }
.text { color: #323321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 51 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323321, #293321); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323321?: #323321 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 #323321?: The RGB value is 50, 51, 33: 50 red, 51 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323321?: The complementary color is #222133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.