What color is #323E40?

#323E40 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 #323E40?

The RGB value is 50, 62, 64: 50 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323E40?

The complementary color is #403432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323E40 color

#323E40 rgb(50, 62, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323E40 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (50, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#323E40 color codes

HEX	`#323E40`
RGB	`rgb(50, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.24, -4.38, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.24, 5.23, 213.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.963, 4.493, 5.508)`
Decimal	`3292736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323E40, 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 #323E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #323E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323e40; }
.text { color: #323e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323e40, #323740); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #323E40?: #323E40 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 #323E40?: The RGB value is 50, 62, 64: 50 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323E40?: The complementary color is #403432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.