What color is #31423E?

#31423E 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 #31423E?

The RGB value is 49, 66, 62: 49 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31423E?

The complementary color is #423135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31423E color

#31423E rgb(49, 66, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #31423E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (49, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#31423E color codes

HEX	`#31423E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, -7.8, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 7.8, 178.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.084, 4.897, 5.287)`
Decimal	`3228222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31423E, 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 #31423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #31423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31423e; }
.text { color: #31423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31423e, #313e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #31423E?: #31423E 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 #31423E?: The RGB value is 49, 66, 62: 49 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31423E?: The complementary color is #423135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.