What color is #323D4F?

#323D4F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323D4F?

The RGB value is 50, 61, 79: 50 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323D4F?

The complementary color is #4F4432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323D4F color

#323D4F rgb(50, 61, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323D4F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.9% green and 31% blue (50, 61, 79).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#323D4F color codes

HEX	`#323D4F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 61, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 23%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.5, 0.57, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.5, 12.39, 272.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.395, 4.58, 8.048)`
Decimal	`3292495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323D4F, 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 #323D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #323D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323d4f; }
.text { color: #323d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 61 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323d4f, #36324f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #323D4F?: #323D4F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323D4F?: The RGB value is 50, 61, 79: 50 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323D4F?: The complementary color is #4F4432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.