What color is #332236?

#332236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332236?

The RGB value is 51, 34, 54: 51 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332236?

The complementary color is #253622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332236 color

#332236 rgb(51, 34, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #332236 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (51, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#332236 color codes

HEX	`#332236`
RGB	`rgb(51, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.08, 12.45, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.08, 15.86, 321.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.603, 2.114, 3.76)`
Decimal	`3351094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332236, 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 #332236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #332236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332236; }
.text { color: #332236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332236, #36222f); }

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Questions

What color is #332236?: #332236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332236?: The RGB value is 51, 34, 54: 51 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332236?: The complementary color is #253622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.