What color is #325B4F?

#325B4F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325B4F?

The RGB value is 50, 91, 79: 50 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325B4F?

The complementary color is #5B323E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325B4F color

#325B4F rgb(50, 91, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #325B4F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 35.7% green and 31% blue (50, 91, 79).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#325B4F color codes

HEX	`#325B4F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 91, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 35.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, -17.63, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 17.8, 172.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.467, 8.724, 8.739)`
Decimal	`3300175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325B4F, 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 #325B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #325B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325b4f; }
.text { color: #325b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 91 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325b4f, #32525b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325B4F?: #325B4F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325B4F?: The RGB value is 50, 91, 79: 50 red, 91 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325B4F?: The complementary color is #5B323E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.