What color is #323C16?

#323C16 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 #323C16?

The RGB value is 50, 60, 22: 50 red, 60 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323C16?

The complementary color is #20163C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323C16 color

#323C16 rgb(50, 60, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #323C16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.5% green and 8.6% blue (50, 60, 22).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#323C16 color codes

HEX	`#323C16`
RGB	`rgb(50, 60, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 63%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.56, -11.2, 21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.56, 24.49, 117.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.076, 3.968, 1.363)`
Decimal	`3292182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323C16, 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 #323C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #323C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323c16; }
.text { color: #323c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 60 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323c16, #1f3c16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #323C16?: #323C16 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 #323C16?: The RGB value is 50, 60, 22: 50 red, 60 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323C16?: The complementary color is #20163C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.