What color is #328159?

#328159 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #328159?

The RGB value is 50, 129, 89: 50 red, 129 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #328159?

The complementary color is #81325A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #328159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#328159 color

#328159 rgb(50, 129, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #328159 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 50.6% green and 34.9% blue (50, 129, 89).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#328159 color codes

HEX	`#328159`
RGB	`rgb(50, 129, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 50.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, -34.09, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 37.11, 156.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.968, 17.099, 12.172)`
Decimal	`3309913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #328159, 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 #328159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#328159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #328159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #328159; }
.text { color: #328159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #328159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 129 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #328159, #328181); }

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Questions

What color is #328159?: #328159 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #328159?: The RGB value is 50, 129, 89: 50 red, 129 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #328159?: The complementary color is #81325A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #328159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.