What color is #328885?

#328885 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #328885?

The RGB value is 50, 136, 133: 50 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #328885?

The complementary color is #883235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #328885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#328885 color

#328885 rgb(50, 136, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #328885 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (50, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#328885 color codes

HEX	`#328885`
RGB	`rgb(50, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, -26.05, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 26.73, 193)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.351, 19.978, 25.286)`
Decimal	`3311749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #328885, 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 #328885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#328885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #328885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #328885; }
.text { color: #328885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #328885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #328885, #326088); }

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Questions

What color is #328885?: #328885 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #328885?: The RGB value is 50, 136, 133: 50 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #328885?: The complementary color is #883235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #328885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.