What color is #317362?

#317362 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nordic Forest?

The RGB value is 49, 115, 98: 49 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nordic Forest?

The complementary color is #733142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #317362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nordic Forest color: hex code #317362

#317362 rgb(49, 115, 98)

Shades of green

Nordic Forest has the hex code #317362. It is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 45.1% green and 38.4% blue (49, 115, 98).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

Nordic Forest (#317362) color codes

HEX	`#317362`
RGB	`rgb(49, 115, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 45.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.94, -25.49, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.94, 25.68, 173.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.601, 13.795, 13.71)`
Decimal	`3240802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nordic Forest, 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 #317362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#317362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	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 #317362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #317362; }
.text { color: #317362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #317362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 115 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #317362, #316373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #317362 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #317362?: #317362 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nordic Forest?: The RGB value is 49, 115, 98: 49 red, 115 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nordic Forest?: The complementary color is #733142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #317362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.