What color is #325F5E?

#325F5E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325F5E?

The RGB value is 50, 95, 94: 50 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325F5E?

The complementary color is #5F3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325F5E color

#325F5E rgb(50, 95, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #325F5E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 37.3% green and 36.9% blue (50, 95, 94).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#325F5E color codes

HEX	`#325F5E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 95, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 37.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, -15.74, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 16.3, 195.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.427, 9.67, 12.063)`
Decimal	`3301214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325F5E, 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 #325F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #325F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325f5e; }
.text { color: #325f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 95 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325f5e, #32495f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #325F5E?: #325F5E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325F5E?: The RGB value is 50, 95, 94: 50 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325F5E?: The complementary color is #5F3233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.