What color is #32161E?

#32161E 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 #32161E?

The RGB value is 50, 22, 30: 50 red, 22 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32161E?

The complementary color is #16322A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32161E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32161E color

#32161E rgb(50, 22, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #32161E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 8.6% green and 11.8% blue (50, 22, 30).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 40% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#32161E color codes

HEX	`#32161E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 22, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 8.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 40%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.59, 15.24, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.59, 15.26, 3.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.837, 1.346, 1.391)`
Decimal	`3282462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32161E, 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 #32161E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32161E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #32161E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32161e; }
.text { color: #32161e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32161e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 22 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32161e, #321c16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #32161E?: #32161E 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 #32161E?: The RGB value is 50, 22, 30: 50 red, 22 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32161E?: The complementary color is #16322A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32161E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.