What color is #32353C?

#32353C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32353C?

The RGB value is 50, 53, 60: 50 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32353C?

The complementary color is #3C3932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32353C color

#32353C rgb(50, 53, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #32353C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (50, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Artist’s Charcoal (#37393E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#32353C color codes

HEX	`#32353C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, 0.47, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 4.84, 275.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.404, 3.551, 4.78)`
Decimal	`3290428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32353C, 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 #32353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #32353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32353c; }
.text { color: #32353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32353c, #34323c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #32353C?: #32353C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32353C?: The RGB value is 50, 53, 60: 50 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32353C?: The complementary color is #3C3932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.