What color is #314018?

#314018 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 #314018?

The RGB value is 49, 64, 24: 49 red, 64 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314018?

The complementary color is #271840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314018 color

#314018 rgb(49, 64, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #314018 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 25.1% green and 9.4% blue (49, 64, 24).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#314018 color codes

HEX	`#314018`
RGB	`rgb(49, 64, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 25.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.91, -13.79, 22.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.91, 26.12, 121.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.265, 4.386, 1.538)`
Decimal	`3227672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314018, 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 #314018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #314018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314018; }
.text { color: #314018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 64 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314018, #1d4018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #314018?: #314018 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 #314018?: The RGB value is 49, 64, 24: 49 red, 64 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314018?: The complementary color is #271840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.