What color is #325253?

#325253 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 #325253?

The RGB value is 50, 82, 83: 50 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325253?

The complementary color is #533332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325253 color

#325253 rgb(50, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #325253 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (50, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#325253 color codes

HEX	`#325253`
RGB	`rgb(50, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, -11.42, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 12.2, 200.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.893, 7.337, 9.288)`
Decimal	`3297875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325253, 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 #325253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #325253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325253; }
.text { color: #325253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325253, #324253); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #325253?: #325253 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 #325253?: The RGB value is 50, 82, 83: 50 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325253?: The complementary color is #533332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.