What color is #32392B?

#32392B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32392B?

The RGB value is 50, 57, 43: 50 red, 57 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32392B?

The complementary color is #322B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32392B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32392B color

#32392B rgb(50, 57, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #32392B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22.4% green and 16.9% blue (50, 57, 43).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#32392B color codes

HEX	`#32392B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 57, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.93, -6.09, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.93, 9.87, 128.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.214, 3.779, 2.845)`
Decimal	`3291435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32392B, 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 #32392B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32392B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #32392B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32392b; }
.text { color: #32392b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32392b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 57 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32392b, #2b392b); }

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Questions

What color is #32392B?: #32392B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32392B?: The RGB value is 50, 57, 43: 50 red, 57 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32392B?: The complementary color is #322B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32392B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.