What color is #325141?

#325141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325141?

The RGB value is 50, 81, 65: 50 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325141?

The complementary color is #513242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325141 color

#325141 rgb(50, 81, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #325141 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (50, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#325141 color codes

HEX	`#325141`
RGB	`rgb(50, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, -15.56, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 16.62, 159.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.212, 6.944, 6.066)`
Decimal	`3297601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325141, 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 #325141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #325141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325141; }
.text { color: #325141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325141, #325150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #325141?: #325141 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325141?: The RGB value is 50, 81, 65: 50 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325141?: The complementary color is #513242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.