What color is #321611?

#321611 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321611?

The RGB value is 50, 22, 17: 50 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321611?

The complementary color is #112D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321611 color

#321611 rgb(50, 22, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #321611 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 8.6% green and 6.7% blue (50, 22, 17).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 49% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 66% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#321611 color codes

HEX	`#321611`
RGB	`rgb(50, 22, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 8.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 49%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 66%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 66%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.22, 13.51, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.22, 16.5, 35.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.704, 1.293, 0.69)`
Decimal	`3282449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321611, 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 #321611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #321611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321611; }
.text { color: #321611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 22 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321611, #322711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #321611?: #321611 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321611?: The RGB value is 50, 22, 17: 50 red, 22 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321611?: The complementary color is #112D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.