What color is #323A41?

#323A41 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323A41?

The RGB value is 50, 58, 65: 50 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323A41?

The complementary color is #413932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323A41 color

#323A41 rgb(50, 58, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323A41 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22.7% green and 25.5% blue (50, 58, 65).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#323A41 color codes

HEX	`#323A41`
RGB	`rgb(50, 58, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 23%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, -1.51, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 5.65, 254.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.782, 4.086, 5.589)`
Decimal	`3291713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323A41, 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 #323A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #323A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323a41; }
.text { color: #323a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 58 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323a41, #323341); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #323A41?: #323A41 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323A41?: The RGB value is 50, 58, 65: 50 red, 58 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323A41?: The complementary color is #413932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.