#322C2BDiesel (#322C2B) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 29°, lightness 0.3 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #322C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 44, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 8%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 14%, 20%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 80%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(18.6 2.5 1.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.299 0.009 29) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Diesel shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#342b27 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast#342c2a — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#322c2b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#322c2c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Diesel in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 13.72:1 and against black 1.53:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a5a09f · #807b7a · #5d5756 · #322c2b · #1d1817 · #040202
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#64452b · #59311e · #322c2b · #3a0e16 · #260313 · #14000d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cbbba0 · #c19189 · #977b4a · #84554e · #524630 · #322c2b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#89d2de · #7d615c · #564643 · #322c2b · #230b09 · #070101
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f6 · #beb1af · #757c7d · #4e413f · #322c2b · #121a1b
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f1f0 · #ccc9c8 · #a19d9c · #322c2b · #090605 · #e25042
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f4f1f0 · #ccc9c8 · #a19d9c · #322c2b · #090605 · #d9c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #87bfc9 · #3c8692 · #094e57 · #322c2b · #27110e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #8ac1b5 · #4e80a2 · #115045 · #322c2b · #051a27
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6ea · #9abfa0 · #6878a7 · #374367 · #322c2b · #0b1d0e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e4 · #b0ba8f · #3c8692 · #493d62 · #322c2b · #001d21
#544f4e · #767272 · #999695 · #bbb9b8 · #dddcdc
#2a2524 · #211d1d · #191616 · #110f0e · #080707
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.