What color is #321B23?

#321B23 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321B23?

The RGB value is 50, 27, 35: 50 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321B23?

The complementary color is #1B322A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321B23 color

#321B23 rgb(50, 27, 35)

Shades of gray

The hex color #321B23 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 10.6% green and 13.7% blue (50, 27, 35).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 30% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#321B23 color codes

HEX	`#321B23`
RGB	`rgb(50, 27, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 10.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 30%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.13, 12.73, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.13, 12.74, 357.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.011, 1.583, 1.79)`
Decimal	`3283747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321B23, 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 #321B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #321B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321b23; }
.text { color: #321b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 27 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321b23, #321e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321B23?: #321B23 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321B23?: The RGB value is 50, 27, 35: 50 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321B23?: The complementary color is #1B322A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.