What color is #323231?

#323231 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323231?

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

What is the complementary color of #323231?

The complementary color is #313132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323231 color

#323231 rgb(50, 50, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323231 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Carbon (#333333), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#323231 color codes

HEX	`#323231`
RGB	`rgb(50, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.75, -0.23, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.75, 0.68, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.01, 3.181, 3.361)`
Decimal	`3289649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323231, 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 #323231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #323231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323231; }
.text { color: #323231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323231, #323231); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323231?: #323231 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323231?: The RGB value is 50, 50, 49: 50 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323231?: The complementary color is #313132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.