What color is #32493A?

#32493A 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 #32493A?

The RGB value is 50, 73, 58: 50 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32493A?

The complementary color is #493241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32493A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32493A color

#32493A rgb(50, 73, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #32493A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 28.6% green and 22.7% blue (50, 73, 58).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% 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 9.77:1).

#32493A color codes

HEX	`#32493A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 73, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 28.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, -12.61, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 14.03, 153.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.461, 5.748, 4.877)`
Decimal	`3295546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32493A, 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 #32493A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32493A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #32493A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32493a; }
.text { color: #32493a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32493a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 73 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32493a, #324945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #32493A?: #32493A 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 #32493A?: The RGB value is 50, 73, 58: 50 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32493A?: The complementary color is #493241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32493A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.