What color is #323E42?

#323E42 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323E42?

The RGB value is 50, 62, 66: 50 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323E42?

The complementary color is #423632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323E42 color

#323E42 rgb(50, 62, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323E42 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (50, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#323E42 color codes

HEX	`#323E42`
RGB	`rgb(50, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.31, -3.84, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.31, 5.61, 226.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.021, 4.517, 5.813)`
Decimal	`3292738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323E42, 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 #323E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #323E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323e42; }
.text { color: #323e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323e42, #323642); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #323E42?: #323E42 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323E42?: The RGB value is 50, 62, 66: 50 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323E42?: The complementary color is #423632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.