What color is #314237?

#314237 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314237?

The RGB value is 49, 66, 55: 49 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314237?

The complementary color is #42313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314237 color

#314237 rgb(49, 66, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314237 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 25.9% green and 21.6% blue (49, 66, 55).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#314237 color codes

HEX	`#314237`
RGB	`rgb(49, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.23, -9.51, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.23, 10.52, 154.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.904, 4.825, 4.339)`
Decimal	`3228215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314237, 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 #314237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #314237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314237; }
.text { color: #314237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314237, #314240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #314237?: #314237 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314237?: The RGB value is 49, 66, 55: 49 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314237?: The complementary color is #42313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.