What color is #324849?

#324849 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 #324849?

The RGB value is 50, 72, 73: 50 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324849?

The complementary color is #493332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324849 color

#324849 rgb(50, 72, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324849 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (50, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#324849 color codes

HEX	`#324849`
RGB	`rgb(50, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, -8.21, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 8.87, 202.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.835, 5.794, 7.166)`
Decimal	`3295305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324849, 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 #324849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #324849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324849; }
.text { color: #324849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324849, #323d49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324849?: #324849 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 #324849?: The RGB value is 50, 72, 73: 50 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324849?: The complementary color is #493332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.