What color is #324729?

#324729 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324729?

The RGB value is 50, 71, 41: 50 red, 71 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324729?

The complementary color is #3E2947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324729 color

#324729 rgb(50, 71, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #324729 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.8% green and 16.1% blue (50, 71, 41).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#324729 color codes

HEX	`#324729`
RGB	`rgb(50, 71, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 42%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 42%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, -14.88, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 21.46, 133.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.969, 5.345, 2.92)`
Decimal	`3295017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324729, 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 #324729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #324729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324729; }
.text { color: #324729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 71 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324729, #29472f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #324729?: #324729 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324729?: The RGB value is 50, 71, 41: 50 red, 71 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324729?: The complementary color is #3E2947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.