What color is #323946?

#323946 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323946?

The RGB value is 50, 57, 70: 50 red, 57 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323946?

The complementary color is #463F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323946 color

#323946 rgb(50, 57, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323946 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22.4% green and 27.5% blue (50, 57, 70).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#323946 color codes

HEX	`#323946`
RGB	`rgb(50, 57, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, 0.56, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 8.99, 273.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.884, 4.046, 6.37)`
Decimal	`3291462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323946, 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 #323946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #323946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323946; }
.text { color: #323946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 57 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323946, #353246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #323946?: #323946 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323946?: The RGB value is 50, 57, 70: 50 red, 57 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323946?: The complementary color is #463F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.