What color is #325E4C?

#325E4C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325E4C?

The RGB value is 50, 94, 76: 50 red, 94 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325E4C?

The complementary color is #5E3244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325E4C?

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.

#325E4C color

#325E4C rgb(50, 94, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #325E4C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 36.9% green and 29.8% blue (50, 94, 76).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#325E4C color codes

HEX	`#325E4C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 94, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 36.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, -20.02, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 20.79, 164.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.622, 9.205, 8.264)`
Decimal	`3300940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325E4C, 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 #325E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325E4C 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 #325E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325e4c; }
.text { color: #325e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 94 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325e4c, #325a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #325E4C?: #325E4C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325E4C?: The RGB value is 50, 94, 76: 50 red, 94 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325E4C?: The complementary color is #5E3244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325E4C?: 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.