What color is #325D58?

#325D58 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325D58?

The RGB value is 50, 93, 88: 50 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325D58?

The complementary color is #5D3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325D58 color

#325D58 rgb(50, 93, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #325D58 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 36.5% green and 34.5% blue (50, 93, 88).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#325D58 color codes

HEX	`#325D58`
RGB	`rgb(50, 93, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 36.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -16.32, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 16.42, 186.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.991, 9.211, 10.64)`
Decimal	`3300696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325D58, 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 #325D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #325D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325d58; }
.text { color: #325d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 93 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325d58, #324d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325D58?: #325D58 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325D58?: The RGB value is 50, 93, 88: 50 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325D58?: The complementary color is #5D3237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.