What color is #326D4C?

#326D4C 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 #326D4C?

The RGB value is 50, 109, 76: 50 red, 109 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326D4C?

The complementary color is #6D3253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326D4C color

#326D4C rgb(50, 109, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #326D4C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 42.7% green and 29.8% blue (50, 109, 76).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#326D4C color codes

HEX	`#326D4C`
RGB	`rgb(50, 109, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 42.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 54%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 30%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, -27.63, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 30.41, 155.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.088, 12.137, 8.752)`
Decimal	`3304780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326D4C, 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 #326D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #326D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326d4c; }
.text { color: #326d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 109 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326d4c, #326d6a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #326D4C?: #326D4C 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 #326D4C?: The RGB value is 50, 109, 76: 50 red, 109 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326D4C?: The complementary color is #6D3253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.