What color is #332328?

#332328 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332328?

The RGB value is 51, 35, 40: 51 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332328?

The complementary color is #23332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332328 color

#332328 rgb(51, 35, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #332328 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.7% green and 15.7% blue (51, 35, 40).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#332328 color codes

HEX	`#332328`
RGB	`rgb(51, 35, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, 8.6, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 8.61, 357.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.349, 2.059, 2.281)`
Decimal	`3351336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332328, 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 #332328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #332328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332328; }
.text { color: #332328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 35 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332328, #332623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #332328?: #332328 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332328?: The RGB value is 51, 35, 40: 51 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332328?: The complementary color is #23332E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.