What color is #323243?

#323243 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323243?

The RGB value is 50, 50, 67: 50 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323243?

The complementary color is #434332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323243 color

#323243 rgb(50, 50, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323243 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.6% green and 26.3% blue (50, 50, 67).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#323243 color codes

HEX	`#323243`
RGB	`rgb(50, 50, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 25%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.45, 4.44, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.45, 11.47, 292.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.469, 3.365, 5.776)`
Decimal	`3289667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323243, 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 #323243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #323243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323243; }
.text { color: #323243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 50 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323243, #3b3243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #323243?: #323243 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323243?: The RGB value is 50, 50, 67: 50 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323243?: The complementary color is #434332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.