What color is #32453E?

#32453E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32453E?

The RGB value is 50, 69, 62: 50 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32453E?

The complementary color is #453239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32453E color

#32453E rgb(50, 69, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #32453E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (50, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#32453E color codes

HEX	`#32453E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.52, -9.26, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.52, 9.44, 169.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.313, 5.282, 5.349)`
Decimal	`3294526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32453E, 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 #32453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #32453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32453e; }
.text { color: #32453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32453e, #324345); }

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Questions

What color is #32453E?: #32453E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32453E?: The RGB value is 50, 69, 62: 50 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32453E?: The complementary color is #453239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.