What color is #324D37?

#324D37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324D37?

The RGB value is 50, 77, 55: 50 red, 77 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324D37?

The complementary color is #4D3248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324D37 color

#324D37 rgb(50, 77, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #324D37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 30.2% green and 21.6% blue (50, 77, 55).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#324D37 color codes

HEX	`#324D37`
RGB	`rgb(50, 77, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 30.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 35%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 29%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, -15.56, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 18.43, 147.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.659, 6.261, 4.577)`
Decimal	`3296567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324D37, 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 #324D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #324D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324d37; }
.text { color: #324d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 77 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324d37, #324d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #324D37?: #324D37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324D37?: The RGB value is 50, 77, 55: 50 red, 77 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324D37?: The complementary color is #4D3248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.