What color is #322533?

#322533 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 #322533?

The RGB value is 50, 37, 51: 50 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322533?

The complementary color is #263325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322533 color

#322533 rgb(50, 37, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #322533 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (50, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#322533 color codes

HEX	`#322533`
RGB	`rgb(50, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.7, 9.21, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.7, 11.43, 323.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.574, 2.24, 3.428)`
Decimal	`3286323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322533, 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 #322533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #322533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322533; }
.text { color: #322533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322533, #33252d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322533?: #322533 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 #322533?: The RGB value is 50, 37, 51: 50 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322533?: The complementary color is #263325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.