What color is #320A3E?

#320A3E 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 #320A3E?

The RGB value is 50, 10, 62: 50 red, 10 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320A3E?

The complementary color is #163E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320A3E color

#320A3E rgb(50, 10, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #320A3E is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 3.9% green and 24.3% blue (50, 10, 62).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 72% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#320A3E color codes

HEX	`#320A3E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 10, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 3.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 72%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 84%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 84%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.87, 28.66, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.87, 37.19, 320.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.293, 1.243, 4.676)`
Decimal	`3279422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320A3E, 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 #320A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #320A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320a3e; }
.text { color: #320a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 10 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320a3e, #3e0a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #320A3E?: #320A3E 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 #320A3E?: The RGB value is 50, 10, 62: 50 red, 10 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320A3E?: The complementary color is #163E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.