What color is #323B31?

#323B31 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 #323B31?

The RGB value is 50, 59, 49: 50 red, 59 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323B31?

The complementary color is #3A313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323B31 color

#323B31 rgb(50, 59, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323B31 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.1% green and 19.2% blue (50, 59, 49).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#323B31 color codes

HEX	`#323B31`
RGB	`rgb(50, 59, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 17%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.76, -6.1, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.76, 7.86, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.434, 4.028, 3.502)`
Decimal	`3291953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323B31, 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 #323B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #323B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323b31; }
.text { color: #323b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 59 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323b31, #313b35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323B31?: #323B31 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 #323B31?: The RGB value is 50, 59, 49: 50 red, 59 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323B31?: The complementary color is #3A313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.