What color is #325038?

#325038 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 #325038?

The RGB value is 50, 80, 56: 50 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325038?

The complementary color is #50324A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325038 color

#325038 rgb(50, 80, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #325038 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31.4% green and 22% blue (50, 80, 56).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#325038 color codes

HEX	`#325038`
RGB	`rgb(50, 80, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.12, -17.03, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.12, 20.11, 147.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.898, 6.701, 4.776)`
Decimal	`3297336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325038, 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 #325038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #325038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325038; }
.text { color: #325038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 80 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325038, #325047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #325038?: #325038 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 #325038?: The RGB value is 50, 80, 56: 50 red, 80 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325038?: The complementary color is #50324A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.