What color is #322A39?

#322A39 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 #322A39?

The RGB value is 50, 42, 57: 50 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322A39?

The complementary color is #31392A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322A39 color

#322A39 rgb(50, 42, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #322A39 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.5% green and 22.4% blue (50, 42, 57).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#322A39 color codes

HEX	`#322A39`
RGB	`rgb(50, 42, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.49, 7.23, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.49, 10.96, 311.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.882, 2.629, 4.226)`
Decimal	`3287609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322A39, 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 #322A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #322A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322a39; }
.text { color: #322a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 42 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322a39, #392a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322A39?: #322A39 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 #322A39?: The RGB value is 50, 42, 57: 50 red, 42 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322A39?: The complementary color is #31392A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.