What color is #326C66?

#326C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326C66?

The RGB value is 50, 108, 102: 50 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326C66?

The complementary color is #6C3238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326C66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326C66 color

#326C66 rgb(50, 108, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #326C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 42.4% green and 40% blue (50, 108, 102).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#326C66 color codes

HEX	`#326C66`
RGB	`rgb(50, 108, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 42.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.79, -20.54, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.79, 20.69, 186.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.075, 12.362, 14.476)`
Decimal	`3304550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326C66, 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 #326C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #326C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326c66; }
.text { color: #326c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 108 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326c66, #32556c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #326C66?: #326C66 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326C66?: The RGB value is 50, 108, 102: 50 red, 108 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326C66?: The complementary color is #6C3238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326C66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.