What color is #321D29?

#321D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321D29?

The RGB value is 50, 29, 41: 50 red, 29 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321D29?

The complementary color is #1D3226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321D29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321D29 color

#321D29 rgb(50, 29, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 11.4% green and 16.1% blue (50, 29, 41).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#321D29 color codes

HEX	`#321D29`
RGB	`rgb(50, 29, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 11.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.93, 12.52, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.93, 13.09, 343.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.155, 1.717, 2.315)`
Decimal	`3284265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321D29, 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 #321D29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321D29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #321D29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321d29; }
.text { color: #321d29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321d29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 29 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321d29, #321d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321D29?: #321D29 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321D29?: The RGB value is 50, 29, 41: 50 red, 29 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321D29?: The complementary color is #1D3226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321D29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.