What color is #313E2D?

#313E2D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313E2D?

The RGB value is 49, 62, 45: 49 red, 62 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313E2D?

The complementary color is #3A2D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313E2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313E2D color

#313E2D rgb(49, 62, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313E2D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 24.3% green and 17.6% blue (49, 62, 45).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 16% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% 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 11.31:1).

#313E2D color codes

HEX	`#313E2D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 62, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 24.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 16%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 27%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.6, -9.25, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.6, 12.73, 136.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.463, 4.288, 3.127)`
Decimal	`3227181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313E2D, 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 #313E2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313E2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #313E2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313e2d; }
.text { color: #313e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313e2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 62 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313e2d, #2d3e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #313E2D?: #313E2D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313E2D?: The RGB value is 49, 62, 45: 49 red, 62 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313E2D?: The complementary color is #3A2D3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313E2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.