What color is #324711?

#324711 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324711?

The RGB value is 50, 71, 17: 50 red, 71 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324711?

The complementary color is #261147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324711 color

#324711 rgb(50, 71, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #324711 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.8% green and 6.7% blue (50, 71, 17).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#324711 color codes

HEX	`#324711`
RGB	`rgb(50, 71, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 76%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 76%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.37, -17.93, 28.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.37, 33.7, 122.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.67, 5.225, 1.345)`
Decimal	`3294993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324711, 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 #324711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #324711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324711; }
.text { color: #324711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 71 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324711, #174711); }

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Questions

What color is #324711?: #324711 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324711?: The RGB value is 50, 71, 17: 50 red, 71 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324711?: The complementary color is #261147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.