What color is #321122?

#321122 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321122?

The RGB value is 50, 17, 34: 50 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321122?

The complementary color is #113221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321122 color

#321122 rgb(50, 17, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #321122 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 6.7% green and 13.3% blue (50, 17, 34).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#321122 color codes

HEX	`#321122`
RGB	`rgb(50, 17, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 6.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.52, 19.09, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.52, 19.45, 348.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.805, 1.195, 1.649)`
Decimal	`3281186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321122, 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 #321122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #321122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321122; }
.text { color: #321122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 17 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321122, #321112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321122?: #321122 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321122?: The RGB value is 50, 17, 34: 50 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321122?: The complementary color is #113221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.