What color is #332612?

#332612 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332612?

The RGB value is 51, 38, 18: 51 red, 38 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332612?

The complementary color is #121F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332612 color

#332612 rgb(51, 38, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #332612 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.9% green and 7.1% blue (51, 38, 18).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 65% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#332612 color codes

HEX	`#332612`
RGB	`rgb(51, 38, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 65%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, 3.11, 15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 15.76, 78.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.168, 2.134, 0.87)`
Decimal	`3352082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332612, 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 #332612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #332612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332612; }
.text { color: #332612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 38 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332612, #303312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #332612?: #332612 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332612?: The RGB value is 51, 38, 18: 51 red, 38 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332612?: The complementary color is #121F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.