What color is #321D1C?

#321D1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321D1C?

The RGB value is 50, 29, 28: 50 red, 29 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321D1C?

The complementary color is #1C3132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321D1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321D1C color

#321D1C rgb(50, 29, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #321D1C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 11.4% green and 11% blue (50, 29, 28).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 44% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#321D1C color codes

HEX	`#321D1C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 29, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 11.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 44%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 44%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, 10.16, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 11.31, 26.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.964, 1.641, 1.312)`
Decimal	`3284252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321D1C, 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 #321D1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321D1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #321D1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321d1c; }
.text { color: #321d1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321d1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 29 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321d1c, #32281c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #321D1C?: #321D1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321D1C?: The RGB value is 50, 29, 28: 50 red, 29 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321D1C?: The complementary color is #1C3132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321D1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.