What color is #325044?

#325044 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 #325044?

The RGB value is 50, 80, 68: 50 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325044?

The complementary color is #50323E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325044 color

#325044 rgb(50, 80, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #325044 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31.4% green and 26.7% blue (50, 80, 68).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#325044 color codes

HEX	`#325044`
RGB	`rgb(50, 80, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -14.27, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 14.7, 166.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.227, 6.832, 6.511)`
Decimal	`3297348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325044, 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 #325044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #325044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325044; }
.text { color: #325044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 80 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325044, #324d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325044?: #325044 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 #325044?: The RGB value is 50, 80, 68: 50 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325044?: The complementary color is #50323E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.