What color is #324348?

#324348 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 #324348?

The RGB value is 50, 67, 72: 50 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324348?

The complementary color is #483732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324348 color

#324348 rgb(50, 67, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324348 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 26.3% green and 28.2% blue (50, 67, 72).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#324348 color codes

HEX	`#324348`
RGB	`rgb(50, 67, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 26.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 7%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, -5.37, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 7.5, 224.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.492, 5.16, 6.889)`
Decimal	`3294024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324348, 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 #324348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #324348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324348; }
.text { color: #324348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 67 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324348, #323848); }

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Questions

What color is #324348?: #324348 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 #324348?: The RGB value is 50, 67, 72: 50 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324348?: The complementary color is #483732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.