What color is #32504B?

#32504B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32504B?

The RGB value is 50, 80, 75: 50 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32504B?

The complementary color is #503237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32504B color

#32504B rgb(50, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #32504B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (50, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#32504B color codes

HEX	`#32504B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.63, -12.46, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.63, 12.47, 182.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.454, 6.923, 7.704)`
Decimal	`3297355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32504B, 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 #32504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #32504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32504b; }
.text { color: #32504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32504b, #324650); }

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Questions

What color is #32504B?: #32504B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32504B?: The RGB value is 50, 80, 75: 50 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32504B?: The complementary color is #503237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.