#323C3A

Closest named color: Onyx (#343A40). oklch(34.6% 0.014 182.1), rgb(50, 60, 58).

White text reads best on this color (11.39:1).

About this color

#323C3A is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 35%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Onyx (#343A40), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 11.39:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (35%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Onyx (#343A40)
Black text	1.84:1
White text	11.39:1

Values

HEX	#323C3A
RGB	rgb(50, 60, 58)
HSL	hsl(168, 9%, 22%)
OKLCH	oklch(34.6% 0.014 182.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #323C3A	11.39:1	AAA	Lc -100.0	Preferred for body text
Black text on #323C3A	1.84:1	Fails	Lc 7.6	Not readable
#323C3A text on white	11.39:1	AAA	Lc 96.3	Preferred for body text
#323C3A text on black	1.84:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F5

oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
Step 100
100

#E8EAEA

oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
Step 200
200

#D5DAD9

oklch(88.4% 0.006 183)
Step 300
300

#BAC3C1

oklch(81% 0.01 181.3)
Step 400
400

#96A4A1

oklch(70.7% 0.016 181.6)
Step 500
500

#7C8E8A

oklch(63.1% 0.022 180.7)
Step 600
600

#657874

oklch(55.6% 0.023 181.3)
Step 700
700

#546561

oklch(49.1% 0.022 179.5)
Step 800
800

#455250

oklch(42.7% 0.017 185.3)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#323C3A

oklch(34.6% 0.014 182.1)
Step 950
950

#222827

oklch(27.1% 0.009 184.6)

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#323C3A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#3B3B3A	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#39393A	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#303C3B	0.003
Achromatopsia (no color)	#3A3A3A	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #323C3A, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #323C3A in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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