What color is #324F23?

#324F23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324F23?

The RGB value is 50, 79, 35: 50 red, 79 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324F23?

The complementary color is #40234F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324F23 color

#324F23 rgb(50, 79, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #324F23 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31% green and 13.7% blue (50, 79, 35).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#324F23 color codes

HEX	`#324F23`
RGB	`rgb(50, 79, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 56%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, -20.18, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 30.18, 131.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.415, 6.391, 2.591)`
Decimal	`3297059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324F23, 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 #324F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #324F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324f23; }
.text { color: #324f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 79 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324f23, #234f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #324F23?: #324F23 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324F23?: The RGB value is 50, 79, 35: 50 red, 79 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324F23?: The complementary color is #40234F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.