What color is #313806?

#313806 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313806?

The RGB value is 49, 56, 6: 49 red, 56 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313806?

The complementary color is #0D0638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313806?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313806 color

#313806 rgb(49, 56, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #313806 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22% green and 2.4% blue (49, 56, 6).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 81% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#313806 color codes

HEX	`#313806`
RGB	`rgb(49, 56, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 81%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 89%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 89%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.92, -10.65, 27.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.92, 29.71, 111)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.714, 3.494, 0.704)`
Decimal	`3225606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313806, 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 #313806	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313806 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #313806 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313806; }
.text { color: #313806; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313806; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 56 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313806, #183806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #313806?: #313806 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313806?: The RGB value is 49, 56, 6: 49 red, 56 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313806?: The complementary color is #0D0638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313806?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.