What color is #321E28?

#321E28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321E28?

The RGB value is 50, 30, 40: 50 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321E28?

The complementary color is #1E3228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321E28 color

#321E28 rgb(50, 30, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #321E28 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 11.8% green and 15.7% blue (50, 30, 40).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 25% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#321E28 color codes

HEX	`#321E28`
RGB	`rgb(50, 30, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 11.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 25%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 40%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.17, 11.63, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.17, 11.94, 346.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.163, 1.76, 2.233)`
Decimal	`3284520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321E28, 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 #321E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #321E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321e28; }
.text { color: #321e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 30 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321e28, #321e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321E28?: #321E28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321E28?: The RGB value is 50, 30, 40: 50 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321E28?: The complementary color is #1E3228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.