What color is #324839?

#324839 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 #324839?

The RGB value is 50, 72, 57: 50 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324839?

The complementary color is #483241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324839 color

#324839 rgb(50, 72, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #324839 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 28.2% green and 22.4% blue (50, 72, 57).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 72% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#324839 color codes

HEX	`#324839`
RGB	`rgb(50, 72, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 28.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 21%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, -12.25, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 13.77, 152.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.371, 5.608, 4.722)`
Decimal	`3295289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324839, 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 #324839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #324839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324839; }
.text { color: #324839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 72 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324839, #324844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #324839?: #324839 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 #324839?: The RGB value is 50, 72, 57: 50 red, 72 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324839?: The complementary color is #483241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.