What color is #32232A?

#32232A 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 #32232A?

The RGB value is 50, 35, 42: 50 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32232A?

The complementary color is #23322B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32232A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32232A color

#32232A rgb(50, 35, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #32232A is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 13.7% green and 16.5% blue (50, 35, 42).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#32232A color codes

HEX	`#32232A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 35, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 13.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 30%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, 8.55, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 8.75, 347.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.334, 2.047, 2.462)`
Decimal	`3285802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32232A, 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 #32232A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32232A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #32232A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32232a; }
.text { color: #32232a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32232a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 35 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32232a, #322423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #32232A?: #32232A 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 #32232A?: The RGB value is 50, 35, 42: 50 red, 35 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32232A?: The complementary color is #23322B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32232A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.