What color is #324738?

#324738 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324738?

The RGB value is 50, 71, 56: 50 red, 71 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324738?

The complementary color is #473241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324738 color

#324738 rgb(50, 71, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #324738 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 27.8% green and 22% blue (50, 71, 56).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#324738 color codes

HEX	`#324738`
RGB	`rgb(50, 71, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 27.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 30%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, -11.89, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 13.5, 151.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.282, 5.47, 4.571)`
Decimal	`3295032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324738, 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 #324738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #324738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324738; }
.text { color: #324738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 71 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324738, #324742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #324738?: #324738 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324738?: The RGB value is 50, 71, 56: 50 red, 71 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324738?: The complementary color is #473241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.