What color is #324140?

#324140 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324140?

The RGB value is 50, 65, 64: 50 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324140?

The complementary color is #413233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324140 color

#324140 rgb(50, 65, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324140 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.5% green and 25.1% blue (50, 65, 64).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#324140 color codes

HEX	`#324140`
RGB	`rgb(50, 65, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.24, -6.28, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.24, 6.43, 192.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.131, 4.829, 5.564)`
Decimal	`3293504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324140, 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 #324140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #324140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324140; }
.text { color: #324140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 65 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324140, #323b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #324140?: #324140 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324140?: The RGB value is 50, 65, 64: 50 red, 65 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324140?: The complementary color is #413233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.