What color is #324E40?

#324E40 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324E40?

The RGB value is 50, 78, 64: 50 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324E40?

The complementary color is #4E3240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324E40 color

#324E40 rgb(50, 78, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #324E40 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (50, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#324E40 color codes

HEX	`#324E40`
RGB	`rgb(50, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, -14.1, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 14.95, 160.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.965, 6.497, 5.842)`
Decimal	`3296832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324E40, 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 #324E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #324E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324e40; }
.text { color: #324e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324e40, #324e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #324E40?: #324E40 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324E40?: The RGB value is 50, 78, 64: 50 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324E40?: The complementary color is #4E3240, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.