What color is #323A2C?

#323A2C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323A2C?

The RGB value is 50, 58, 44: 50 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323A2C?

The complementary color is #342C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323A2C color

#323A2C rgb(50, 58, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323A2C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22.7% green and 17.3% blue (50, 58, 44).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#323A2C color codes

HEX	`#323A2C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 58, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.29, -6.52, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.29, 10.02, 130.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.283, 3.886, 2.96)`
Decimal	`3291692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323A2C, 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 #323A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #323A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323a2c; }
.text { color: #323a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 58 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323a2c, #2c3a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #323A2C?: #323A2C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323A2C?: The RGB value is 50, 58, 44: 50 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323A2C?: The complementary color is #342C3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.