What color is #322528?

#322528 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 #322528?

The RGB value is 50, 37, 40: 50 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322528?

The complementary color is #25322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322528 color

#322528 rgb(50, 37, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #322528 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (50, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#322528 color codes

HEX	`#322528`
RGB	`rgb(50, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.28, 6.74, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.28, 6.75, 3.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.36, 2.155, 2.299)`
Decimal	`3286312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322528, 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 #322528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #322528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322528; }
.text { color: #322528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322528, #322925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #322528?: #322528 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 #322528?: The RGB value is 50, 37, 40: 50 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322528?: The complementary color is #25322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.