What color is #32534E?

#32534E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32534E?

The RGB value is 50, 83, 78: 50 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32534E?

The complementary color is #533237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32534E color

#32534E rgb(50, 83, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #32534E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (50, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% 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 8.46:1).

#32534E color codes

HEX	`#32534E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, -13.39, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 13.42, 183.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.783, 7.414, 8.333)`
Decimal	`3298126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32534E, 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 #32534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #32534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32534e; }
.text { color: #32534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32534e, #324853); }

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Questions

What color is #32534E?: #32534E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32534E?: The RGB value is 50, 83, 78: 50 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32534E?: The complementary color is #533237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.