What color is #323E33?

#323E33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323E33?

The RGB value is 50, 62, 51: 50 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323E33?

The complementary color is #3E323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323E33 color

#323E33 rgb(50, 62, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323E33 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (50, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#323E33 color codes

HEX	`#323E33`
RGB	`rgb(50, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 19%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.83, -7.55, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.83, 9.14, 145.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.635, 4.362, 3.782)`
Decimal	`3292723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323E33, 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 #323E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #323E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323e33; }
.text { color: #323e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323e33, #323e39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323E33?: #323E33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323E33?: The RGB value is 50, 62, 51: 50 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323E33?: The complementary color is #3E323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.