What color is #324121?

#324121 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324121?

The RGB value is 50, 65, 33: 50 red, 65 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324121?

The complementary color is #302141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324121 color

#324121 rgb(50, 65, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #324121 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.5% green and 12.9% blue (50, 65, 33).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#324121 color codes

HEX	`#324121`
RGB	`rgb(50, 65, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 49%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 49%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.47, -12.71, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.47, 21.67, 125.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.48, 4.568, 2.137)`
Decimal	`3293473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324121, 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 #324121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #324121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324121; }
.text { color: #324121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 65 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324121, #224121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #324121?: #324121 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324121?: The RGB value is 50, 65, 33: 50 red, 65 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324121?: The complementary color is #302141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.