What color is #324D4B?

#324D4B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324D4B?

The RGB value is 50, 77, 75: 50 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324D4B?

The complementary color is #4D3234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324D4B?

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.

#324D4B color

#324D4B rgb(50, 77, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324D4B is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 30.2% green and 29.4% blue (50, 77, 75).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#324D4B color codes

HEX	`#324D4B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 77, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 30.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, -10.69, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 10.89, 191)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.239, 6.494, 7.633)`
Decimal	`3296587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324D4B, 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 #324D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324D4B 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 #324D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324d4b; }
.text { color: #324d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 77 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324d4b, #32424d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #324D4B?: #324D4B is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324D4B?: The RGB value is 50, 77, 75: 50 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324D4B?: The complementary color is #4D3234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324D4B?: 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.