What color is #321B18?

#321B18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321B18?

The RGB value is 50, 27, 24: 50 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321B18?

The complementary color is #182F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321B18 color

#321B18 rgb(50, 27, 24)

Shades of gray

The hex color #321B18 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 10.6% green and 9.4% blue (50, 27, 24).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 52% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#321B18 color codes

HEX	`#321B18`
RGB	`rgb(50, 27, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 10.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 52%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.79, 10.96, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.79, 12.96, 32.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.872, 1.528, 1.06)`
Decimal	`3283736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321B18, 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 #321B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #321B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321b18; }
.text { color: #321b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 27 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321b18, #322818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #321B18?: #321B18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321B18?: The RGB value is 50, 27, 24: 50 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321B18?: The complementary color is #182F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.