What color is #32AC8A?

#32AC8A is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32AC8A?

The RGB value is 50, 172, 138: 50 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32AC8A?

The complementary color is #AC3254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32AC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32AC8A color

#32AC8A rgb(50, 172, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #32AC8A is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 67.5% green and 54.1% blue (50, 172, 138).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 55% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#32AC8A color codes

HEX	`#32AC8A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 172, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 67.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 55%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 71%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, -41.45, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 42.21, 169.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.653, 32.016, 29.131)`
Decimal	`3320970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32AC8A, 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 #32AC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#32AC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	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 #32AC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32ac8a; }
.text { color: #32ac8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32ac8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 172 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32ac8a, #3291ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #32AC8A?: #32AC8A is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32AC8A?: The RGB value is 50, 172, 138: 50 red, 172 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32AC8A?: The complementary color is #AC3254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32AC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.