What color is #326C76?

#326C76 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326C76?

The RGB value is 50, 108, 118: 50 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326C76?

The complementary color is #763C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326C76 color

#326C76 rgb(50, 108, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #326C76 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (50, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#326C76 color codes

HEX	`#326C76`
RGB	`rgb(50, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 8%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, -15.77, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 19.42, 215.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.947, 12.71, 19.065)`
Decimal	`3304566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326C76, 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 #326C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #326C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326c76; }
.text { color: #326c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326c76, #324a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #326C76?: #326C76 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326C76?: The RGB value is 50, 108, 118: 50 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326C76?: The complementary color is #763C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.