What color is #323F40?

#323F40 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323F40?

The RGB value is 50, 63, 64: 50 red, 63 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323F40?

The complementary color is #403332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323F40 color

#323F40 rgb(50, 63, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #323F40 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 24.7% green and 25.1% blue (50, 63, 64).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 12% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#323F40 color codes

HEX	`#323F40`
RGB	`rgb(50, 63, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 24.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 12%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.57, -5.01, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.57, 5.55, 205.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.018, 4.603, 5.526)`
Decimal	`3292992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323F40, 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 #323F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #323F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323f40; }
.text { color: #323f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 63 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323f40, #323840); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #323F40?: #323F40 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323F40?: The RGB value is 50, 63, 64: 50 red, 63 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323F40?: The complementary color is #403332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.