What color is #326D59?

#326D59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #326D59?

The RGB value is 50, 109, 89: 50 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #326D59?

The complementary color is #6D3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #326D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#326D59 color

#326D59 rgb(50, 109, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #326D59 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 42.7% green and 34.9% blue (50, 109, 89).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 37% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#326D59 color codes

HEX	`#326D59`
RGB	`rgb(50, 109, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 42.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 37%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 54%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, -24.55, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 25.13, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.586, 12.336, 11.378)`
Decimal	`3304793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #326D59, 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 #326D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#326D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #326D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #326d59; }
.text { color: #326d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #326d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 109 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #326d59, #32646d); }

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Questions

What color is #326D59?: #326D59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #326D59?: The RGB value is 50, 109, 89: 50 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #326D59?: The complementary color is #6D3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #326D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.