What color is #32242D?

#32242D 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 #32242D?

The RGB value is 50, 36, 45: 50 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32242D?

The complementary color is #243229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32242D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32242D color

#32242D rgb(50, 36, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #32242D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.1% green and 17.6% blue (50, 36, 45).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#32242D color codes

HEX	`#32242D`
RGB	`rgb(50, 36, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 28%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.15, 8.51, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.15, 9.14, 338.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.42, 2.129, 2.766)`
Decimal	`3286061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32242D, 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 #32242D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32242D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #32242D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32242d; }
.text { color: #32242d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32242d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 36 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32242d, #322426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #32242D?: #32242D 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 #32242D?: The RGB value is 50, 36, 45: 50 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32242D?: The complementary color is #243229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32242D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.