What color is #324B5C?

#324B5C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Outer Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324B5C?

The RGB value is 50, 75, 92: 50 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324B5C?

The complementary color is #5C4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324B5C color

#324B5C rgb(50, 75, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #324B5C is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29.4% green and 36.1% blue (50, 75, 92).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Outer Space (#314E64), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#324B5C color codes

HEX	`#324B5C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 75, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.6, -4.43, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.6, 13.74, 251.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.763, 6.483, 11.071)`
Decimal	`3296092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324B5C, 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 #324B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #324B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324b5c; }
.text { color: #324b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 75 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324b5c, #32365c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #324B5C?: #324B5C is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Outer Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324B5C?: The RGB value is 50, 75, 92: 50 red, 75 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324B5C?: The complementary color is #5C4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.