What color is #322D2D?

#322D2D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322D2D?

The RGB value is 50, 45, 45: 50 red, 45 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322D2D?

The complementary color is #2D3232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322D2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322D2D color

#322D2D rgb(50, 45, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #322D2D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.6% green and 17.6% blue (50, 45, 45).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#322D2D color codes

HEX	`#322D2D`
RGB	`rgb(50, 45, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.99, 2.26, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.99, 2.4, 19.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.727, 2.744, 2.868)`
Decimal	`3288365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322D2D, 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 #322D2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322D2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #322D2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322d2d; }
.text { color: #322d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322d2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 45 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322d2d, #32302d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322D2D?: #322D2D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322D2D?: The RGB value is 50, 45, 45: 50 red, 45 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322D2D?: The complementary color is #2D3232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322D2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.