What color is #32252F?

#32252F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32252F?

The RGB value is 50, 37, 47: 50 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32252F?

The complementary color is #253228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32252F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32252F color

#32252F rgb(50, 37, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #32252F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.5% green and 18.4% blue (50, 37, 47).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#32252F color codes

HEX	`#32252F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 37, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 8.26, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 9.26, 333.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.49, 2.207, 2.984)`
Decimal	`3286319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32252F, 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 #32252F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32252F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #32252F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32252f; }
.text { color: #32252f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32252f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 37 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32252f, #322529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #32252F?: #32252F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32252F?: The RGB value is 50, 37, 47: 50 red, 37 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32252F?: The complementary color is #253228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32252F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.