What color is #323326?

#323326 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 #323326?

The RGB value is 50, 51, 38: 50 red, 51 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323326?

The complementary color is #272633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323326?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323326 color

#323326 rgb(50, 51, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323326 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20% green and 14.9% blue (50, 51, 38).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#323326 color codes

HEX	`#323326`
RGB	`rgb(50, 51, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.77, -3.19, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.77, 8.73, 111.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.849, 3.186, 2.298)`
Decimal	`3289894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323326, 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 #323326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #323326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323326; }
.text { color: #323326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 51 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323326, #2b3326); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #323326?: #323326 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 #323326?: The RGB value is 50, 51, 38: 50 red, 51 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323326?: The complementary color is #272633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323326?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.