What color is #323F1E?

#323F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323F1E?

The RGB value is 50, 63, 30: 50 red, 63 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323F1E?

The complementary color is #2B1E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323F1E color

#323F1E rgb(50, 63, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #323F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.7% green and 11.8% blue (50, 63, 30).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#323F1E color codes

HEX	`#323F1E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 63, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 52%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.72, -11.97, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.72, 21.99, 122.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.327, 4.327, 1.888)`
Decimal	`3292958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323F1E, 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 #323F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #323F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323f1e; }
.text { color: #323f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 63 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323f1e, #223f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #323F1E?: #323F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323F1E?: The RGB value is 50, 63, 30: 50 red, 63 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323F1E?: The complementary color is #2B1E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.