What color is #324247?

#324247 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 #324247?

The RGB value is 50, 66, 71: 50 red, 66 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324247?

The complementary color is #473732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324247 color

#324247 rgb(50, 66, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324247 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.9% green and 27.8% blue (50, 66, 71).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#324247 color codes

HEX	`#324247`
RGB	`rgb(50, 66, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.82, -5.02, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.82, 7.18, 225.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.401, 5.029, 6.699)`
Decimal	`3293767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324247, 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 #324247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #324247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324247; }
.text { color: #324247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 66 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324247, #323847); }

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Questions

What color is #324247?: #324247 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 #324247?: The RGB value is 50, 66, 71: 50 red, 66 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324247?: The complementary color is #473732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.