What color is #32857B?

#32857B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32857B?

The RGB value is 50, 133, 123: 50 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32857B?

The complementary color is #85323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32857B color

#32857B rgb(50, 133, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #32857B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (50, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 45% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#32857B color codes

HEX	`#32857B`
RGB	`rgb(50, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 45%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 62%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, -27.42, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 27.5, 184.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.276, 18.882, 21.68)`
Decimal	`3310971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32857B, 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 #32857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#32857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #32857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32857b; }
.text { color: #32857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32857b, #326585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #32857B?: #32857B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32857B?: The RGB value is 50, 133, 123: 50 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32857B?: The complementary color is #85323C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.