What color is #324443?

#324443 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 #324443?

The RGB value is 50, 68, 67: 50 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324443?

The complementary color is #443233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324443 color

#324443 rgb(50, 68, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324443 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 26.7% green and 26.3% blue (50, 68, 67).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#324443 color codes

HEX	`#324443`
RGB	`rgb(50, 68, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 26.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, -7.37, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 7.57, 193.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.395, 5.217, 6.085)`
Decimal	`3294275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324443, 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 #324443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #324443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324443; }
.text { color: #324443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 68 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324443, #323c44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324443?: #324443 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 #324443?: The RGB value is 50, 68, 67: 50 red, 68 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324443?: The complementary color is #443233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.