What color is #322735?

#322735 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 #322735?

The RGB value is 50, 39, 53: 50 red, 39 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322735?

The complementary color is #2A3527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322735 color

#322735 rgb(50, 39, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #322735 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 15.3% green and 20.8% blue (50, 39, 53).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#322735 color codes

HEX	`#322735`
RGB	`rgb(50, 39, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 15.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.4, 8.3, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.4, 10.94, 319.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.683, 2.386, 3.687)`
Decimal	`3286837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322735, 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 #322735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #322735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322735; }
.text { color: #322735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 39 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322735, #352731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322735?: #322735 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 #322735?: The RGB value is 50, 39, 53: 50 red, 39 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322735?: The complementary color is #2A3527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.