What color is #322A38?

#322A38 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322A38?

The RGB value is 50, 42, 56: 50 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322A38?

The complementary color is #30382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322A38 color

#322A38 rgb(50, 42, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #322A38 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.5% green and 22% blue (50, 42, 56).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% 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 13.78:1).

#322A38 color codes

HEX	`#322A38`
RGB	`rgb(50, 42, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.45, 6.97, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.45, 10.32, 312.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.857, 2.62, 4.096)`
Decimal	`3287608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322A38, 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 #322A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #322A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322a38; }
.text { color: #322a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 42 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322a38, #382a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322A38?: #322A38 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322A38?: The RGB value is 50, 42, 56: 50 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322A38?: The complementary color is #30382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.