What color is #322B39?

#322B39 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322B39?

The RGB value is 50, 43, 57: 50 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322B39?

The complementary color is #32392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322B39 color

#322B39 rgb(50, 43, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #322B39 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.9% green and 22.4% blue (50, 43, 57).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#322B39 color codes

HEX	`#322B39`
RGB	`rgb(50, 43, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, 6.53, -7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 10.15, 310.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.918, 2.701, 4.238)`
Decimal	`3287865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322B39, 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 #322B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #322B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322b39; }
.text { color: #322b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 43 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322b39, #392b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322B39?: #322B39 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322B39?: The RGB value is 50, 43, 57: 50 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322B39?: The complementary color is #32392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.