What color is #324352?

#324352 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324352?

The RGB value is 50, 67, 82: 50 red, 67 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324352?

The complementary color is #524132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324352 color

#324352 rgb(50, 67, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324352 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 26.3% green and 32.2% blue (50, 67, 82).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#324352 color codes

HEX	`#324352`
RGB	`rgb(50, 67, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 26.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 18%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, -2.44, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 11.43, 257.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.845, 5.301, 8.749)`
Decimal	`3294034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324352, 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 #324352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #324352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324352; }
.text { color: #324352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 67 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324352, #323352); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324352?: #324352 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324352?: The RGB value is 50, 67, 82: 50 red, 67 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324352?: The complementary color is #524132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.