What color is #328F47?

#328F47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #328F47?

The RGB value is 50, 143, 71: 50 red, 143 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #328F47?

The complementary color is #8F327A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #328F47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#328F47 color

#328F47 rgb(50, 143, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #328F47 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 56.1% green and 27.8% blue (50, 143, 71).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#328F47 color codes

HEX	`#328F47`
RGB	`rgb(50, 143, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 56.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 50%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -43.41, 30.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 52.94, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.274, 20.777, 9.323)`
Decimal	`3313479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #328F47, 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 #328F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#328F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #328F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #328f47; }
.text { color: #328f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #328f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 143 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #328f47, #328f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #328F47?: #328F47 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #328F47?: The RGB value is 50, 143, 71: 50 red, 143 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #328F47?: The complementary color is #8F327A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #328F47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.