What color is #321725?

#321725 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321725?

The RGB value is 50, 23, 37: 50 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321725?

The complementary color is #173224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321725 color

#321725 rgb(50, 23, 37)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321725 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 9% green and 14.5% blue (50, 23, 37).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 26% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#321725 color codes

HEX	`#321725`
RGB	`rgb(50, 23, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 26%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.12, 15.8, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.12, 16.21, 347.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.956, 1.425, 1.922)`
Decimal	`3282725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321725, 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 #321725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #321725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321725; }
.text { color: #321725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 23 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321725, #321717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321725?: #321725 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321725?: The RGB value is 50, 23, 37: 50 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321725?: The complementary color is #173224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.