What color is #323821?

#323821 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323821?

The RGB value is 50, 56, 33: 50 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323821?

The complementary color is #272138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323821?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323821 color

#323821 rgb(50, 56, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #323821 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22% green and 12.9% blue (50, 56, 33).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#323821 color codes

HEX	`#323821`
RGB	`rgb(50, 56, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 41%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 41%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, -7.26, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 15.38, 118.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.004, 3.616, 1.978)`
Decimal	`3291169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323821, 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 #323821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323821 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #323821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323821; }
.text { color: #323821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 56 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323821, #263821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #323821?: #323821 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323821?: The RGB value is 50, 56, 33: 50 red, 56 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323821?: The complementary color is #272138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323821?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.