What color is #324B51?

#324B51 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 #324B51?

The RGB value is 50, 75, 81: 50 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324B51?

The complementary color is #513832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324B51 color

#324B51 rgb(50, 75, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324B51 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29.4% green and 31.8% blue (50, 75, 81).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#324B51 color codes

HEX	`#324B51`
RGB	`rgb(50, 75, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, -7.78, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 10.21, 220.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.316, 6.304, 8.72)`
Decimal	`3296081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324B51, 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 #324B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #324B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324b51; }
.text { color: #324b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 75 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324b51, #323b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #324B51?: #324B51 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 #324B51?: The RGB value is 50, 75, 81: 50 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324B51?: The complementary color is #513832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.