What color is #327D80?

#327D80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #327D80?

The RGB value is 50, 125, 128: 50 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #327D80?

The complementary color is #803532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #327D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#327D80 color

#327D80 rgb(50, 125, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #327D80 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 49% green and 50.2% blue (50, 125, 128).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#327D80 color codes

HEX	`#327D80`
RGB	`rgb(50, 125, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 49%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 61%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 2%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, -21.89, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 23.5, 201.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.544, 16.903, 23.019)`
Decimal	`3308928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #327D80, 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 #327D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#327D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #327D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #327d80; }
.text { color: #327d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #327d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 125 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #327d80, #325680); }

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Questions

What color is #327D80?: #327D80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #327D80?: The RGB value is 50, 125, 128: 50 red, 125 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #327D80?: The complementary color is #803532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #327D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.