What color is #323A4B?

#323A4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323A4B?

The RGB value is 50, 58, 75: 50 red, 58 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323A4B?

The complementary color is #4B4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323A4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323A4B color

#323A4B rgb(50, 58, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323A4B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 22.7% green and 29.4% blue (50, 58, 75).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#323A4B color codes

HEX	`#323A4B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 58, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 22.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, 1.36, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 11.56, 276.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.098, 4.212, 7.252)`
Decimal	`3291723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323A4B, 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 #323A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #323A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323a4b; }
.text { color: #323a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 58 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323a4b, #36324b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #323A4B?: #323A4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323A4B?: The RGB value is 50, 58, 75: 50 red, 58 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323A4B?: The complementary color is #4B4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323A4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.