What color is #313600?

#313600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313600?

The RGB value is 49, 54, 0: 49 red, 54 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313600?

The complementary color is #050036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313600 color

#313600 rgb(49, 54, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #313600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 21.2% green and 0% blue (49, 54, 0).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#313600 color codes

HEX	`#313600`
RGB	`rgb(49, 54, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 21.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 100%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.17, -9.86, 29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.17, 30.98, 108.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.586, 3.291, 0.499)`
Decimal	`3225088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313600, 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 #313600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #313600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313600; }
.text { color: #313600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 54 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313600, #163600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #313600?: #313600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313600?: The RGB value is 49, 54, 0: 49 red, 54 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313600?: The complementary color is #050036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.