What color is #32111B?

#32111B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32111B?

The RGB value is 50, 17, 27: 50 red, 17 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32111B?

The complementary color is #113228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32111B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32111B color

#32111B rgb(50, 17, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #32111B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 6.7% green and 10.6% blue (50, 17, 27).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 46% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#32111B color codes

HEX	`#32111B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 17, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 6.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 46%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.25, 17.98, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.25, 18.02, 3.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.714, 1.158, 1.17)`
Decimal	`3281179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32111B, 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 #32111B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32111B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #32111B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32111b; }
.text { color: #32111b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32111b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 17 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32111b, #321811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #32111B?: #32111B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32111B?: The RGB value is 50, 17, 27: 50 red, 17 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32111B?: The complementary color is #113228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32111B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.