What color is #32373A?

#32373A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32373A?

The RGB value is 50, 55, 58: 50 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32373A?

The complementary color is #3A3532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32373A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32373A color

#32373A rgb(50, 55, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #32373A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 21.6% green and 22.7% blue (50, 55, 58).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Wet Concrete (#353838), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#32373A color codes

HEX	`#32373A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 55, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 21.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 14%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.71, -1.38, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.71, 2.94, 242.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.445, 3.716, 4.538)`
Decimal	`3290938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32373A, 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 #32373A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32373A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #32373A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32373a; }
.text { color: #32373a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32373a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 55 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32373a, #32333a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #32373A?: #32373A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32373A?: The RGB value is 50, 55, 58: 50 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32373A?: The complementary color is #3A3532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32373A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.