What color is #324835?

#324835 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 #324835?

The RGB value is 50, 72, 53: 50 red, 72 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324835?

The complementary color is #483245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324835 color

#324835 rgb(50, 72, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #324835 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 28.2% green and 20.8% blue (50, 72, 53).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#324835 color codes

HEX	`#324835`
RGB	`rgb(50, 72, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 28.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -13.13, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 15.76, 146.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.275, 5.57, 4.217)`
Decimal	`3295285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324835, 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 #324835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #324835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324835; }
.text { color: #324835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 72 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324835, #324840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #324835?: #324835 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 #324835?: The RGB value is 50, 72, 53: 50 red, 72 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324835?: The complementary color is #483245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.