What color is #32262B?

#32262B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32262B?

The RGB value is 50, 38, 43: 50 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32262B?

The complementary color is #26322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32262B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32262B color

#32262B rgb(50, 38, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #32262B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 14.9% green and 16.9% blue (50, 38, 43).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#32262B color codes

HEX	`#32262B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 38, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 14.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.69, 6.67, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.69, 6.76, 350.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.445, 2.239, 2.588)`
Decimal	`3286571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32262B, 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 #32262B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32262B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #32262B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32262b; }
.text { color: #32262b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32262b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 38 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32262b, #322726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #32262B?: #32262B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32262B?: The RGB value is 50, 38, 43: 50 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32262B?: The complementary color is #26322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32262B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.