What color is #322A2F?

#322A2F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322A2F?

The RGB value is 50, 42, 47: 50 red, 42 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322A2F?

The complementary color is #2A322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322A2F color

#322A2F rgb(50, 42, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #322A2F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.5% green and 18.4% blue (50, 42, 47).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#322A2F color codes

HEX	`#322A2F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 42, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.1, 4.77, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.1, 5.13, 338.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.656, 2.539, 3.039)`
Decimal	`3287599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322A2F, 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 #322A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #322A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322a2f; }
.text { color: #322a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 42 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322a2f, #322a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322A2F?: #322A2F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322A2F?: The RGB value is 50, 42, 47: 50 red, 42 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322A2F?: The complementary color is #2A322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.