What color is #313928?

#313928 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 #313928?

The RGB value is 49, 57, 40: 49 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313928?

The complementary color is #302839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313928 color

#313928 rgb(49, 57, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313928 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (49, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#313928 color codes

HEX	`#313928`
RGB	`rgb(49, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -7.13, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 11.89, 126.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.113, 3.732, 2.564)`
Decimal	`3225896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313928, 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 #313928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #313928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313928; }
.text { color: #313928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313928, #283928); }

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Questions

What color is #313928?: #313928 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 #313928?: The RGB value is 49, 57, 40: 49 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313928?: The complementary color is #302839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.