What color is #32615F?

#32615F 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 #32615F?

The RGB value is 50, 97, 95: 50 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32615F?

The complementary color is #613234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32615F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32615F color

#32615F rgb(50, 97, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #32615F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 38% green and 37.3% blue (50, 97, 95).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#32615F color codes

HEX	`#32615F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 97, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 38%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, -16.56, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 17.01, 193.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.655, 10.053, 12.361)`
Decimal	`3301727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32615F, 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 #32615F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#32615F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #32615F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32615f; }
.text { color: #32615f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32615f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 97 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32615f, #324b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #32615F?: #32615F 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 #32615F?: The RGB value is 50, 97, 95: 50 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32615F?: The complementary color is #613234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32615F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.