What color is #325639?

#325639 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325639?

The RGB value is 50, 86, 57: 50 red, 86 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325639?

The complementary color is #56324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325639?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325639 color

#325639 rgb(50, 86, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #325639 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 33.7% green and 22.4% blue (50, 86, 57).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#325639 color codes

HEX	`#325639`
RGB	`rgb(50, 86, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 33.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 42%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, -20.06, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 23.87, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.381, 7.629, 5.059)`
Decimal	`3298873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325639, 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 #325639	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325639 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #325639 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325639; }
.text { color: #325639; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325639; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 86 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325639, #32564b); }

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Questions

What color is #325639?: #325639 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325639?: The RGB value is 50, 86, 57: 50 red, 86 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325639?: The complementary color is #56324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325639?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.