What color is #324244?

#324244 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 #324244?

The RGB value is 50, 66, 68: 50 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324244?

The complementary color is #443432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324244 color

#324244 rgb(50, 66, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324244 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.9% green and 26.7% blue (50, 66, 68).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#324244 color codes

HEX	`#324244`
RGB	`rgb(50, 66, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, -5.85, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 6.72, 209.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.307, 4.992, 6.204)`
Decimal	`3293764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324244, 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 #324244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #324244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324244; }
.text { color: #324244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 66 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324244, #323944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #324244?: #324244 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 #324244?: The RGB value is 50, 66, 68: 50 red, 66 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324244?: The complementary color is #443432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.