What color is #320837?

#320837 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320837?

The RGB value is 50, 8, 55: 50 red, 8 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320837?

The complementary color is #0D3708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320837 color

#320837 rgb(50, 8, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #320837 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 3.1% green and 21.6% blue (50, 8, 55).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 75% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#320837 color codes

HEX	`#320837`
RGB	`rgb(50, 8, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 3.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 75%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 85%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 85%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.01, 27.99, -20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.01, 34.43, 324.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.092, 1.128, 3.721)`
Decimal	`3278903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320837, 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 #320837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #320837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320837; }
.text { color: #320837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 8 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320837, #370824); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #320837?: #320837 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320837?: The RGB value is 50, 8, 55: 50 red, 8 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320837?: The complementary color is #0D3708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.