What color is #324A36?

#324A36 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 #324A36?

The RGB value is 50, 74, 54: 50 red, 74 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324A36?

The complementary color is #4A3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324A36 color

#324A36 rgb(50, 74, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #324A36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29% green and 21.2% blue (50, 74, 54).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#324A36 color codes

HEX	`#324A36`
RGB	`rgb(50, 74, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.01, -14.07, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.01, 16.73, 147.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.43, 5.842, 4.383)`
Decimal	`3295798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324A36, 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 #324A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #324A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324a36; }
.text { color: #324a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 74 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324a36, #324a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #324A36?: #324A36 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 #324A36?: The RGB value is 50, 74, 54: 50 red, 74 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324A36?: The complementary color is #4A3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.