What color is #325F45?

#325F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325F45?

The RGB value is 50, 95, 69: 50 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325F45?

The complementary color is #5F324C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325F45 color

#325F45 rgb(50, 95, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #325F45 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (50, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#325F45 color codes

HEX	`#325F45`
RGB	`rgb(50, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, -22.19, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 24.41, 155.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.481, 9.292, 7.081)`
Decimal	`3301189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325F45, 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 #325F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #325F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325f45; }
.text { color: #325f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325f45, #325f5b); }

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Questions

What color is #325F45?: #325F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325F45?: The RGB value is 50, 95, 69: 50 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325F45?: The complementary color is #5F324C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.