What color is #325247?

#325247 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 #325247?

The RGB value is 50, 82, 71: 50 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325247?

The complementary color is #52323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325247 color

#325247 rgb(50, 82, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #325247 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 32.2% green and 27.8% blue (50, 82, 71).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#325247 color codes

HEX	`#325247`
RGB	`rgb(50, 82, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 32.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 13%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, -14.66, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 14.91, 169.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.47, 7.167, 7.055)`
Decimal	`3297863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325247, 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 #325247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #325247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325247; }
.text { color: #325247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 82 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325247, #324d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325247?: #325247 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 #325247?: The RGB value is 50, 82, 71: 50 red, 82 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325247?: The complementary color is #52323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.