What color is #328C39?

#328C39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #328C39?

The RGB value is 50, 140, 57: 50 red, 140 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #328C39?

The complementary color is #8C3285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #328C39?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#328C39 color

#328C39 rgb(50, 140, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #328C39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 54.9% green and 22.4% blue (50, 140, 57).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#328C39 color codes

HEX	`#328C39`
RGB	`rgb(50, 140, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 54.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 64%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 59%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, -44.27, 36.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 57.07, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.431, 19.729, 7.076)`
Decimal	`3312697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #328C39, 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 #328C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#328C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #328C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #328c39; }
.text { color: #328c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #328c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 140 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #328c39, #328c66); }

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Questions

What color is #328C39?: #328C39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #328C39?: The RGB value is 50, 140, 57: 50 red, 140 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #328C39?: The complementary color is #8C3285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #328C39?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.