What color is #31422F?

#31422F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31422F?

The RGB value is 49, 66, 47: 49 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31422F?

The complementary color is #402F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31422F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31422F color

#31422F rgb(49, 66, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #31422F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 25.9% green and 18.4% blue (49, 66, 47).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#31422F color codes

HEX	`#31422F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 66, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 25.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, -11.26, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 14.67, 140.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.728, 4.755, 3.41)`
Decimal	`3228207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31422F, 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 #31422F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31422F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #31422F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31422f; }
.text { color: #31422f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31422f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 66 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31422f, #2f4237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #31422F?: #31422F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31422F?: The RGB value is 49, 66, 47: 49 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31422F?: The complementary color is #402F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31422F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.