What color is #323848?

#323848 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323848?

The RGB value is 50, 56, 72: 50 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323848?

The complementary color is #484232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323848 color

#323848 rgb(50, 56, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323848 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22% green and 28.2% blue (50, 56, 72).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#323848 color codes

HEX	`#323848`
RGB	`rgb(50, 56, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.59, 1.81, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.59, 10.83, 279.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.899, 3.974, 6.691)`
Decimal	`3291208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323848, 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 #323848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #323848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323848; }
.text { color: #323848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 56 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323848, #373248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #323848?: #323848 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323848?: The RGB value is 50, 56, 72: 50 red, 56 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323848?: The complementary color is #484232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.