What color is #324C5F?

#324C5F 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 #324C5F?

The RGB value is 50, 76, 95: 50 red, 76 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324C5F?

The complementary color is #5F4532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324C5F color

#324C5F rgb(50, 76, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #324C5F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29.8% green and 37.3% blue (50, 76, 95).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Outer Space (#314E64), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#324C5F color codes

HEX	`#324C5F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 76, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 20%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, -4.11, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 14.81, 253.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.965, 6.673, 11.798)`
Decimal	`3296351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324C5F, 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 #324C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #324C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324c5f; }
.text { color: #324c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 76 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324c5f, #32355f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #324C5F?: #324C5F 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 #324C5F?: The RGB value is 50, 76, 95: 50 red, 76 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324C5F?: The complementary color is #5F4532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.