What color is #324640?

#324640 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324640?

The RGB value is 50, 70, 64: 50 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324640?

The complementary color is #463238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324640 color

#324640 rgb(50, 70, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324640 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.5% green and 25.1% blue (50, 70, 64).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#324640 color codes

HEX	`#324640`
RGB	`rgb(50, 70, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.92, -9.37, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.92, 9.43, 173.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.431, 5.428, 5.664)`
Decimal	`3294784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324640, 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 #324640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #324640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324640; }
.text { color: #324640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 70 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324640, #324246); }

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Questions

What color is #324640?: #324640 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324640?: The RGB value is 50, 70, 64: 50 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324640?: The complementary color is #463238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.