What color is #321818?

#321818 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321818?

The RGB value is 50, 24, 24: 50 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321818?

The complementary color is #183232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321818 color

#321818 rgb(50, 24, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #321818 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 9.4% green and 9.4% blue (50, 24, 24).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#321818 color codes

HEX	`#321818`
RGB	`rgb(50, 24, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 9.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.94, 13.01, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.94, 14.23, 23.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.807, 1.397, 1.039)`
Decimal	`3282968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321818, 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 #321818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #321818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321818; }
.text { color: #321818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 24 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321818, #322518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #321818?: #321818 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321818?: The RGB value is 50, 24, 24: 50 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321818?: The complementary color is #183232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.