What color is #32212B?

#32212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32212B?

The RGB value is 50, 33, 43: 50 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32212B?

The complementary color is #213228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32212B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32212B color

#32212B rgb(50, 33, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #32212B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 12.9% green and 16.9% blue (50, 33, 43).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#32212B color codes

HEX	`#32212B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 33, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 12.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.17, 10.17, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.17, 10.72, 341.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.295, 1.94, 2.539)`
Decimal	`3285291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32212B, 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 #32212B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32212B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #32212B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32212b; }
.text { color: #32212b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32212b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 33 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32212b, #322122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #32212B?: #32212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32212B?: The RGB value is 50, 33, 43: 50 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32212B?: The complementary color is #213228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32212B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.