What color is #320E0A?

#320E0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320E0A?

The RGB value is 50, 14, 10: 50 red, 14 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320E0A?

The complementary color is #0A2E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320E0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320E0A color

#320E0A rgb(50, 14, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #320E0A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 5.5% green and 3.9% blue (50, 14, 10).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 80% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#320E0A color codes

HEX	`#320E0A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 14, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 5.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 80%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.11, 17.94, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.11, 20.52, 29.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.527, 1.014, 0.402)`
Decimal	`3280394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320E0A, 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 #320E0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320E0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #320E0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320e0a; }
.text { color: #320e0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320e0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 14 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320e0a, #32220a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #320E0A?: #320E0A is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320E0A?: The RGB value is 50, 14, 10: 50 red, 14 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320E0A?: The complementary color is #0A2E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320E0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.