What color is #00322D?

#00322D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00322D?

The RGB value is 0, 50, 45: 0 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00322D?

The complementary color is #320005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00322D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00322D color

#00322D rgb(0, 50, 45)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00322D is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.6% green and 17.6% blue (0, 50, 45).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#00322D color codes

HEX	`#00322D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 50, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.78, -17.11, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.78, 17.16, 184.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.614, 2.47, 2.874)`
Decimal	`12845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00322D, 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 #00322D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00322D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #00322D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00322d; }
.text { color: #00322d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00322d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 50 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00322d, #001e32); }

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Questions

What color is #00322D?: #00322D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00322D?: The RGB value is 0, 50, 45: 0 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00322D?: The complementary color is #320005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00322D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.