What color is #313D37?

#313D37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313D37?

The RGB value is 49, 61, 55: 49 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313D37?

The complementary color is #3D3137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313D37 color

#313D37 rgb(49, 61, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313D37 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green and 21.6% blue (49, 61, 55).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#313D37 color codes

HEX	`#313D37`
RGB	`rgb(49, 61, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.53, -6.41, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.53, 6.73, 162.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.625, 4.266, 4.246)`
Decimal	`3226935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313D37, 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 #313D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #313D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313d37; }
.text { color: #313d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 61 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313d37, #313d3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #313D37?: #313D37 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313D37?: The RGB value is 49, 61, 55: 49 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313D37?: The complementary color is #3D3137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.