What color is #320C3A?

#320C3A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320C3A?

The RGB value is 50, 12, 58: 50 red, 12 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320C3A?

The complementary color is #143A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320C3A color

#320C3A rgb(50, 12, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #320C3A is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 4.7% green and 22.7% blue (50, 12, 58).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 66% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#320C3A color codes

HEX	`#320C3A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 12, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 4.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 66%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 79%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 79%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, 26.78, -20.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 33.92, 322.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.21, 1.247, 4.126)`
Decimal	`3279930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320C3A, 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 #320C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #320C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320c3a; }
.text { color: #320c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 12 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320c3a, #3a0c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #320C3A?: #320C3A is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320C3A?: The RGB value is 50, 12, 58: 50 red, 12 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320C3A?: The complementary color is #143A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.