What color is #323D38?

#323D38 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 #323D38?

The RGB value is 50, 61, 56: 50 red, 61 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323D38?

The complementary color is #3D3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323D38 color

#323D38 rgb(50, 61, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323D38 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.9% green and 22% blue (50, 61, 56).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#323D38 color codes

HEX	`#323D38`
RGB	`rgb(50, 61, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, -5.76, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 5.97, 164.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.698, 4.301, 4.376)`
Decimal	`3292472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323D38, 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 #323D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #323D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323d38; }
.text { color: #323d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 61 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323d38, #323d3d); }

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Questions

What color is #323D38?: #323D38 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 #323D38?: The RGB value is 50, 61, 56: 50 red, 61 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323D38?: The complementary color is #3D3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.