What color is #325148?

#325148 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325148?

The RGB value is 50, 81, 72: 50 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325148?

The complementary color is #51323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325148 color

#325148 rgb(50, 81, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #325148 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31.8% green and 28.2% blue (50, 81, 72).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#325148 color codes

HEX	`#325148`
RGB	`rgb(50, 81, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, -13.83, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 13.93, 173.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.427, 7.031, 7.201)`
Decimal	`3297608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325148, 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 #325148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #325148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325148; }
.text { color: #325148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 81 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325148, #324a51); }

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Questions

What color is #325148?: #325148 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325148?: The RGB value is 50, 81, 72: 50 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325148?: The complementary color is #51323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.