What color is #313C2F?

#313C2F 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 #313C2F?

The RGB value is 49, 60, 47: 49 red, 60 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313C2F?

The complementary color is #3A2F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313C2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313C2F color

#313C2F rgb(49, 60, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313C2F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.5% green and 18.4% blue (49, 60, 47).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#313C2F color codes

HEX	`#313C2F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 60, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.97, -7.6, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.97, 10.03, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.395, 4.09, 3.299)`
Decimal	`3226671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313C2F, 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 #313C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #313C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313c2f; }
.text { color: #313c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 60 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313c2f, #2f3c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313C2F?: #313C2F 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 #313C2F?: The RGB value is 49, 60, 47: 49 red, 60 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313C2F?: The complementary color is #3A2F3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313C2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.