What color is #323C3B?

#323C3B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323C3B?

The RGB value is 50, 60, 59: 50 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323C3B?

The complementary color is #3C3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323C3B color

#323C3B rgb(50, 60, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323C3B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.5% green and 23.1% blue (50, 60, 59).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#323C3B color codes

HEX	`#323C3B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 60, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 17%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, -4.38, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 4.45, 190.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.72, 4.226, 4.756)`
Decimal	`3292219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323C3B, 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 #323C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #323C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323c3b; }
.text { color: #323c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 60 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323c3b, #32383c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #323C3B?: #323C3B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323C3B?: The RGB value is 50, 60, 59: 50 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323C3B?: The complementary color is #3C3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.