What color is #313D1E?

#313D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313D1E?

The RGB value is 49, 61, 30: 49 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313D1E?

The complementary color is #2A1E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313D1E color

#313D1E rgb(49, 61, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #313D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green and 11.8% blue (49, 61, 30).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#313D1E color codes

HEX	`#313D1E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 61, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 51%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 51%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, -11.25, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 20.77, 122.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 4.084, 1.849)`
Decimal	`3226910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313D1E, 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 #313D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #313D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313d1e; }
.text { color: #313d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 61 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313d1e, #213d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #313D1E?: #313D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313D1E?: The RGB value is 49, 61, 30: 49 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313D1E?: The complementary color is #2A1E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.