What color is #313527?

#313527 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313527?

The RGB value is 49, 53, 39: 49 red, 53 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313527?

The complementary color is #2B2735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313527 color

#313527 rgb(49, 53, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313527 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.8% green and 15.3% blue (49, 53, 39).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#313527 color codes

HEX	`#313527`
RGB	`rgb(49, 53, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.38, -4.77, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.38, 9.55, 119.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.906, 3.346, 2.412)`
Decimal	`3224871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313527, 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 #313527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #313527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313527; }
.text { color: #313527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 53 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313527, #2a3527); }

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Questions

What color is #313527?: #313527 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313527?: The RGB value is 49, 53, 39: 49 red, 53 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313527?: The complementary color is #2B2735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.