What color is #322F37?

#322F37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322F37?

The RGB value is 50, 47, 55: 50 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322F37?

The complementary color is #34372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322F37 color

#322F37 rgb(50, 47, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #322F37 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.4% green and 21.6% blue (50, 47, 55).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#322F37 color codes

HEX	`#322F37`
RGB	`rgb(50, 47, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.99, 3.25, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.99, 5.64, 305.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.021, 2.987, 4.031)`
Decimal	`3288887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322F37, 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 #322F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #322F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322f37; }
.text { color: #322f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 47 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322f37, #362f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322F37?: #322F37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322F37?: The RGB value is 50, 47, 55: 50 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322F37?: The complementary color is #34372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.