What color is #323D39?

#323D39 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 #323D39?

The RGB value is 50, 61, 57: 50 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323D39?

The complementary color is #3D3236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323D39 color

#323D39 rgb(50, 61, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323D39 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.9% green and 22.4% blue (50, 61, 57).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#323D39 color codes

HEX	`#323D39`
RGB	`rgb(50, 61, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.67, -5.52, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.67, 5.6, 170.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.722, 4.311, 4.506)`
Decimal	`3292473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323D39, 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 #323D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #323D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323d39; }
.text { color: #323d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 61 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323d39, #323b3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323D39?: #323D39 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 #323D39?: The RGB value is 50, 61, 57: 50 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323D39?: The complementary color is #3D3236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.