What color is #323138?

#323138 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323138?

The RGB value is 50, 49, 56: 50 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323138?

The complementary color is #373831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323138 color

#323138 rgb(50, 49, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323138 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.2% green and 22% blue (50, 49, 56).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% 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 12.87:1).

#323138 color codes

HEX	`#323138`
RGB	`rgb(50, 49, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, 2.14, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 4.77, 296.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.127, 3.16, 4.186)`
Decimal	`3289400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323138, 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 #323138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #323138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323138; }
.text { color: #323138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 49 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323138, #353138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #323138?: #323138 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323138?: The RGB value is 50, 49, 56: 50 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323138?: The complementary color is #373831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.