What color is #322525?

#322525 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322525?

The RGB value is 50, 37, 37: 50 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322525?

The complementary color is #253232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322525 color

#322525 rgb(50, 37, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #322525 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.5% green and 14.5% blue (50, 37, 37).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#322525 color codes

HEX	`#322525`
RGB	`rgb(50, 37, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.18, 6.14, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.18, 6.58, 21.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.311, 2.135, 2.04)`
Decimal	`3286309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322525, 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 #322525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #322525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322525; }
.text { color: #322525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 37 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322525, #322c25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #322525?: #322525 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322525?: The RGB value is 50, 37, 37: 50 red, 37 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322525?: The complementary color is #253232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.