What color is #324B14?

#324B14 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324B14?

The RGB value is 50, 75, 20: 50 red, 75 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324B14?

The complementary color is #2D144B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324B14 color

#324B14 rgb(50, 75, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #324B14 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29.4% green and 7.8% blue (50, 75, 20).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#324B14 color codes

HEX	`#324B14`
RGB	`rgb(50, 75, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 73%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.8, -19.8, 28.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.8, 34.8, 124.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.958, 5.761, 1.565)`
Decimal	`3296020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324B14, 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 #324B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #324B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324b14; }
.text { color: #324b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 75 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324b14, #174b14); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324B14?: #324B14 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324B14?: The RGB value is 50, 75, 20: 50 red, 75 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324B14?: The complementary color is #2D144B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.