What color is #321C21?

#321C21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321C21?

The RGB value is 50, 28, 33: 50 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321C21?

The complementary color is #1C322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321C21 color

#321C21 rgb(50, 28, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #321C21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 11% green and 12.9% blue (50, 28, 33).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 34% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#321C21 color codes

HEX	`#321C21`
RGB	`rgb(50, 28, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 11%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.34, 11.68, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.34, 11.74, 5.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.005, 1.619, 1.645)`
Decimal	`3284001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321C21, 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 #321C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #321C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321c21; }
.text { color: #321c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 28 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321c21, #32221c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #321C21?: #321C21 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321C21?: The RGB value is 50, 28, 33: 50 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321C21?: The complementary color is #1C322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.