What color is #322D34?

#322D34 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322D34?

The RGB value is 50, 45, 52: 50 red, 45 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322D34?

The complementary color is #2F342D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322D34 color

#322D34 rgb(50, 45, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #322D34 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.6% green and 20.4% blue (50, 45, 52).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 7% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#322D34 color codes

HEX	`#322D34`
RGB	`rgb(50, 45, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 7%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 13%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.24, 3.88, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.24, 5.34, 316.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.874, 2.803, 3.638)`
Decimal	`3288372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322D34, 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 #322D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #322D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322d34; }
.text { color: #322d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 45 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322d34, #342d32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #322D34?: #322D34 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322D34?: The RGB value is 50, 45, 52: 50 red, 45 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322D34?: The complementary color is #2F342D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.