What color is #313C22?

#313C22 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 #313C22?

The RGB value is 49, 60, 34: 49 red, 60 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313C22?

The complementary color is #2D223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313C22 color

#313C22 rgb(49, 60, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #313C22 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.5% green and 13.3% blue (49, 60, 34).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#313C22 color codes

HEX	`#313C22`
RGB	`rgb(49, 60, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 43%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.67, -10.03, 14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.67, 17.73, 124.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.171, 4, 2.118)`
Decimal	`3226658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313C22, 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 #313C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #313C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313c22; }
.text { color: #313c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 60 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313c22, #243c22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #313C22?: #313C22 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 #313C22?: The RGB value is 49, 60, 34: 49 red, 60 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313C22?: The complementary color is #2D223C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.