What color is #325B51?

#325B51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325B51?

The RGB value is 50, 91, 81: 50 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325B51?

The complementary color is #5B323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325B51 color

#325B51 rgb(50, 91, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #325B51 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 35.7% green and 31.8% blue (50, 91, 81).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#325B51 color codes

HEX	`#325B51`
RGB	`rgb(50, 91, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 35.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, -17.11, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 17.16, 175.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.541, 8.754, 9.128)`
Decimal	`3300177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325B51, 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 #325B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #325B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325b51; }
.text { color: #325b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 91 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325b51, #32515b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325B51?: #325B51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325B51?: The RGB value is 50, 91, 81: 50 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325B51?: The complementary color is #5B323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.