What color is #321422?

#321422 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321422?

The RGB value is 50, 20, 34: 50 red, 20 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321422?

The complementary color is #143224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321422 color

#321422 rgb(50, 20, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #321422 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 7.8% green and 13.3% blue (50, 20, 34).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 43% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#321422 color codes

HEX	`#321422`
RGB	`rgb(50, 20, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 7.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 43%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 60%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.23, 17.21, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.23, 17.42, 351.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.854, 1.294, 1.665)`
Decimal	`3281954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321422, 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 #321422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #321422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321422; }
.text { color: #321422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 20 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321422, #321514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321422?: #321422 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321422?: The RGB value is 50, 20, 34: 50 red, 20 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321422?: The complementary color is #143224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.