What color is #320A19?

#320A19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320A19?

The RGB value is 50, 10, 25: 50 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320A19?

The complementary color is #0A3223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320A19 color

#320A19 rgb(50, 10, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #320A19 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 3.9% green and 9.8% blue (50, 10, 25).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 50% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#320A19 color codes

HEX	`#320A19`
RGB	`rgb(50, 10, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 3.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 50%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.7, 21.66, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.7, 21.66, 1.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.6, 0.966, 1.022)`
Decimal	`3279385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320A19, 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 #320A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #320A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320a19; }
.text { color: #320a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 10 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320a19, #320f0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #320A19?: #320A19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320A19?: The RGB value is 50, 10, 25: 50 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320A19?: The complementary color is #0A3223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.