What color is #327D91?

#327D91 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #327D91?

The RGB value is 50, 125, 145: 50 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #327D91?

The complementary color is #914632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #327D91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#327D91 color

#327D91 rgb(50, 125, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #327D91 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 49% green and 56.9% blue (50, 125, 145).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 49% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Pleasure (#167D97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#327D91 color codes

HEX	`#327D91`
RGB	`rgb(50, 125, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 49%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 49%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 66%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, -16.55, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 24.2, 226.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.758, 17.388, 29.414)`
Decimal	`3308945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #327D91, 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 #327D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#327D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #327D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #327d91; }
.text { color: #327d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #327d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 125 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #327d91, #324d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #327D91?: #327D91 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #327D91?: The RGB value is 50, 125, 145: 50 red, 125 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #327D91?: The complementary color is #914632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #327D91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.