What color is #313B2D?

#313B2D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313B2D?

The RGB value is 49, 59, 45: 49 red, 59 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313B2D?

The complementary color is #372D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313B2D color

#313B2D rgb(49, 59, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313B2D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.1% green and 17.6% blue (49, 59, 45).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#313B2D color codes

HEX	`#313B2D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 59, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, -7.39, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 10.41, 135.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.304, 3.97, 3.074)`
Decimal	`3226413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313B2D, 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 #313B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #313B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313b2d; }
.text { color: #313b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 59 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313b2d, #2d3b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313B2D?: #313B2D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313B2D?: The RGB value is 49, 59, 45: 49 red, 59 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313B2D?: The complementary color is #372D3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.