What color is #323D3E?

#323D3E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323D3E?

The RGB value is 50, 61, 62: 50 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323D3E?

The complementary color is #3E3332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323D3E color

#323D3E rgb(50, 61, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323D3E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.9% green and 24.3% blue (50, 61, 62).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#323D3E color codes

HEX	`#323D3E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 61, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 19%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.84, -4.26, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.84, 4.76, 206.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.853, 4.363, 5.196)`
Decimal	`3292478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323D3E, 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 #323D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #323D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323d3e; }
.text { color: #323d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 61 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323d3e, #32373e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #323D3E?: #323D3E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323D3E?: The RGB value is 50, 61, 62: 50 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323D3E?: The complementary color is #3E3332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.