What color is #324552?

#324552 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 #324552?

The RGB value is 50, 69, 82: 50 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324552?

The complementary color is #523F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324552 color

#324552 rgb(50, 69, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324552 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.1% green and 32.2% blue (50, 69, 82).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% 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 9.96:1).

#324552 color codes

HEX	`#324552`
RGB	`rgb(50, 69, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 16%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, -3.72, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 10.84, 249.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.966, 5.543, 8.789)`
Decimal	`3294546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324552, 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 #324552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #324552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324552; }
.text { color: #324552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 69 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324552, #323552); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324552?: #324552 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 #324552?: The RGB value is 50, 69, 82: 50 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324552?: The complementary color is #523F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.