What color is #324451?

#324451 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 #324451?

The RGB value is 50, 68, 81: 50 red, 68 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324451?

The complementary color is #513F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324451 color

#324451 rgb(50, 68, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324451 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 26.7% green and 31.8% blue (50, 68, 81).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#324451 color codes

HEX	`#324451`
RGB	`rgb(50, 68, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 26.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 16%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.86, -3.39, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.86, 10.64, 251.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.867, 5.406, 8.57)`
Decimal	`3294289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324451, 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 #324451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #324451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324451; }
.text { color: #324451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 68 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324451, #323551); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324451?: #324451 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 #324451?: The RGB value is 50, 68, 81: 50 red, 68 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324451?: The complementary color is #513F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.