What color is #321F22?

#321F22 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321F22?

The RGB value is 50, 31, 34: 50 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321F22?

The complementary color is #1F322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321F22 color

#321F22 rgb(50, 31, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #321F22 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 12.2% green and 13.3% blue (50, 31, 34).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#321F22 color codes

HEX	`#321F22`
RGB	`rgb(50, 31, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 12.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, 9.78, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 9.93, 10.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.094, 1.774, 1.745)`
Decimal	`3284770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321F22, 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 #321F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #321F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321f22; }
.text { color: #321f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 31 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321f22, #32261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #321F22?: #321F22 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321F22?: The RGB value is 50, 31, 34: 50 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321F22?: The complementary color is #1F322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.