What color is #313B22?

#313B22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313B22?

The RGB value is 49, 59, 34: 49 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313B22?

The complementary color is #2C223B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313B22 color

#313B22 rgb(49, 59, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #313B22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.1% green and 13.3% blue (49, 59, 34).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#313B22 color codes

HEX	`#313B22`
RGB	`rgb(49, 59, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.33, -9.43, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.33, 17.01, 123.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.119, 3.896, 2.101)`
Decimal	`3226402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313B22, 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 #313B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #313B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313b22; }
.text { color: #313b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 59 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313b22, #253b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #313B22?: #313B22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313B22?: The RGB value is 49, 59, 34: 49 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313B22?: The complementary color is #2C223B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.