What color is #323B47?

#323B47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323B47?

The RGB value is 50, 59, 71: 50 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323B47?

The complementary color is #473E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323B47 color

#323B47 rgb(50, 59, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323B47 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.1% green and 27.8% blue (50, 59, 71).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#323B47 color codes

HEX	`#323B47`
RGB	`rgb(50, 59, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, -0.48, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 8.61, 266.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.016, 4.261, 6.571)`
Decimal	`3291975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323B47, 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 #323B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #323B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323b47; }
.text { color: #323b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 59 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323b47, #333247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #323B47?: #323B47 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323B47?: The RGB value is 50, 59, 71: 50 red, 59 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323B47?: The complementary color is #473E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.