What color is #32232D?

#32232D 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 #32232D?

The RGB value is 50, 35, 45: 50 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32232D?

The complementary color is #233228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32232D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32232D color

#32232D rgb(50, 35, 45)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 13.7% green and 17.6% blue (50, 35, 45).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#32232D color codes

HEX	`#32232D`
RGB	`rgb(50, 35, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 13.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 30%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, 9.2, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 9.96, 337.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.39, 2.07, 2.756)`
Decimal	`3285805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32232D, 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 #32232D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32232D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #32232D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32232d; }
.text { color: #32232d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32232d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 35 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32232d, #322326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #32232D?: #32232D 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 #32232D?: The RGB value is 50, 35, 45: 50 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32232D?: The complementary color is #233228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32232D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.