What color is #313712?

#313712 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313712?

The RGB value is 49, 55, 18: 49 red, 55 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313712?

The complementary color is #181237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313712 color

#313712 rgb(49, 55, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #313712 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 21.6% green and 7.1% blue (49, 55, 18).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#313712 color codes

HEX	`#313712`
RGB	`rgb(49, 55, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 21.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 67%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, -9.09, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 23.69, 112.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.742, 3.429, 1.09)`
Decimal	`3225362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313712, 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 #313712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #313712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313712; }
.text { color: #313712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 55 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313712, #1e3712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #313712?: #313712 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313712?: The RGB value is 49, 55, 18: 49 red, 55 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313712?: The complementary color is #181237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.