What color is #32877E?

#32877E 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 #32877E?

The RGB value is 50, 135, 126: 50 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32877E?

The complementary color is #87323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32877E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32877E color

#32877E rgb(50, 135, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #32877E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (50, 135, 126).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#32877E color codes

HEX	`#32877E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 135, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 52.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -27.56, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 27.7, 185.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.744, 19.511, 22.776)`
Decimal	`3311486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32877E, 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 #32877E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#32877E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #32877E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32877e; }
.text { color: #32877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32877e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 135 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32877e, #326687); }

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Questions

What color is #32877E?: #32877E 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 #32877E?: The RGB value is 50, 135, 126: 50 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32877E?: The complementary color is #87323B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32877E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.