What color is #31371F?

#31371F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31371F?

The RGB value is 49, 55, 31: 49 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31371F?

The complementary color is #251F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31371F color

#31371F rgb(49, 55, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #31371F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (49, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#31371F color codes

HEX	`#31371F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 44%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.89, -7.43, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.89, 16.04, 117.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.88, 3.484, 1.817)`
Decimal	`3225375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31371F, 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 #31371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #31371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31371f; }
.text { color: #31371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31371f, #25371f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #31371F?: #31371F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31371F?: The RGB value is 49, 55, 31: 49 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31371F?: The complementary color is #251F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.