What color is #326141?

#326141 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326141?

The RGB value is 50, 97, 65: 50 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326141?

The complementary color is #613252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326141 color

#326141 rgb(50, 97, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #326141 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 38% green and 25.5% blue (50, 97, 65).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#326141 color codes

HEX	`#326141`
RGB	`rgb(50, 97, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 38%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.13, -24.08, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.13, 27.56, 150.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.544, 9.609, 6.51)`
Decimal	`3301697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326141, 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 #326141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#326141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #326141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326141; }
.text { color: #326141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 97 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326141, #326159); }

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Questions

What color is #326141?: #326141 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326141?: The RGB value is 50, 97, 65: 50 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326141?: The complementary color is #613252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.