What color is #313B23?

#313B23 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 #313B23?

The RGB value is 49, 59, 35: 49 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313B23?

The complementary color is #2D233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313B23 color

#313B23 rgb(49, 59, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #313B23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.1% green and 13.7% blue (49, 59, 35).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#313B23 color codes

HEX	`#313B23`
RGB	`rgb(49, 59, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 41%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.35, -9.26, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.35, 16.41, 124.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.134, 3.902, 2.178)`
Decimal	`3226403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313B23, 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 #313B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #313B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313b23; }
.text { color: #313b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 59 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313b23, #253b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #313B23?: #313B23 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 #313B23?: The RGB value is 49, 59, 35: 49 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313B23?: The complementary color is #2D233B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.