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#323201 Color

#323201 is rgb(50, 50, 1) in RGB, hsl(60, 96%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 98%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 14.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#323201
HEX#323201
RGBrgb(50, 50, 1)
HSLhsl(60, 96%, 10%)
HSVhsv(60, 98%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 98%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(30.7% 0.066 109.7)
LABlab(20.04% -4.94 27.45)
LCHlch(20.04% 27.89 100.21)

What #323201 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #323201, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#323201 Channel Values

How #323201 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 50 · G 50 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 96% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 98% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.19:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #323201 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #323201 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #323201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #323201; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #323201

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #323201.

How #323201 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#323201
Protanopia#323201
Protanomaly#323201
Deuteranopia#323201
Deuteranomaly#323201
Tritanopia#352F2F
Tritanomaly#343023
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #323201 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-323201: #323201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #323201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-323201': '#323201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.196, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_323201">#323201</color>
SVG fillfill="#323201"

More Yellow Colors

#323201 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#323201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #323201?

#323201 is a darkest yellow — rgb(50, 50, 1) in RGB and hsl(60, 96%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.29.

What is the RGB value of #323201?

#323201 is rgb(50, 50, 1) — red 50, green 50, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #323201?

#323201 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 98%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #323201 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #323201 scores 13.19:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #323201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #323201 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.25, which is a different colour altogether.

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