What color is #31351B?

#31351B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31351B?

The RGB value is 49, 53, 27: 49 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31351B?

The complementary color is #1F1B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31351B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31351B color

#31351B rgb(49, 53, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #31351B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.8% green and 10.6% blue (49, 53, 27).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#31351B color codes

HEX	`#31351B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 53, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 49%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 49%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.13, -6.76, 15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.13, 17.18, 113.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.738, 3.278, 1.525)`
Decimal	`3224859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31351B, 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 #31351B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31351B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #31351B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31351b; }
.text { color: #31351b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31351b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 53 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31351b, #24351b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #31351B?: #31351B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31351B?: The RGB value is 49, 53, 27: 49 red, 53 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31351B?: The complementary color is #1F1B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31351B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.