What color is #326A5A?

#326A5A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326A5A?

The RGB value is 50, 106, 90: 50 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326A5A?

The complementary color is #6A3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326A5A color

#326A5A rgb(50, 106, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #326A5A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 41.6% green and 35.3% blue (50, 106, 90).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#326A5A color codes

HEX	`#326A5A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 106, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 41.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 53%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, -22.76, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 23.01, 171.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.314, 11.724, 11.496)`
Decimal	`3304026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326A5A, 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 #326A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #326A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326a5a; }
.text { color: #326a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 106 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326a5a, #325e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #326A5A?: #326A5A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326A5A?: The RGB value is 50, 106, 90: 50 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326A5A?: The complementary color is #6A3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.