What color is #332532?

#332532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332532?

The RGB value is 51, 37, 50: 51 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332532?

The complementary color is #253326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332532 color

#332532 rgb(51, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #332532 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (51, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#332532 color codes

HEX	`#332532`
RGB	`rgb(51, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, 9.39, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 11.11, 327.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.602, 2.257, 3.316)`
Decimal	`3351858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332532, 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 #332532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #332532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332532; }
.text { color: #332532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332532, #33252b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332532?: #332532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332532?: The RGB value is 51, 37, 50: 51 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332532?: The complementary color is #253326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.