What color is #327D7A?

#327D7A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #327D7A?

The RGB value is 50, 125, 122: 50 red, 125 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #327D7A?

The complementary color is #7D3235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #327D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#327D7A color

#327D7A rgb(50, 125, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #327D7A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 49% green and 47.8% blue (50, 125, 122).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 43% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#327D7A color codes

HEX	`#327D7A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 125, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 49%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 43%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 60%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -23.67, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 24.26, 192.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.16, 16.749, 21.001)`
Decimal	`3308922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #327D7A, 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 #327D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#327D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #327D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #327d7a; }
.text { color: #327d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #327d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 125 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #327d7a, #325a7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #327D7A?: #327D7A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #327D7A?: The RGB value is 50, 125, 122: 50 red, 125 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #327D7A?: The complementary color is #7D3235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #327D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.