What color is #323E2B?

#323E2B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323E2B?

The RGB value is 50, 62, 43: 50 red, 62 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323E2B?

The complementary color is #372B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323E2B color

#323E2B rgb(50, 62, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #323E2B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.3% green and 16.9% blue (50, 62, 43).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 18% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#323E2B color codes

HEX	`#323E2B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 62, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 18%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, -9.21, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 13.67, 132.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.474, 4.298, 2.932)`
Decimal	`3292715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323E2B, 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 #323E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #323E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323e2b; }
.text { color: #323e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 62 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323e2b, #2b3e2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #323E2B?: #323E2B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323E2B?: The RGB value is 50, 62, 43: 50 red, 62 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323E2B?: The complementary color is #372B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.