What color is #320F39?

#320F39 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 #320F39?

The RGB value is 50, 15, 57: 50 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320F39?

The complementary color is #16390F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320F39 color

#320F39 rgb(50, 15, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #320F39 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 5.9% green and 22.4% blue (50, 15, 57).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#320F39 color codes

HEX	`#320F39`
RGB	`rgb(50, 15, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 5.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 74%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.38, 25, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.38, 31.59, 322.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.225, 1.315, 4.007)`
Decimal	`3280697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320F39, 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 #320F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #320F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320f39; }
.text { color: #320f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 15 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320f39, #390f2b); }

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Questions

What color is #320F39?: #320F39 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 #320F39?: The RGB value is 50, 15, 57: 50 red, 15 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320F39?: The complementary color is #16390F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.