What color is #314536?

#314536 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314536?

The RGB value is 49, 69, 54: 49 red, 69 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314536?

The complementary color is #453140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314536 color

#314536 rgb(49, 69, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #314536 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 27.1% green and 21.2% blue (49, 69, 54).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#314536 color codes

HEX	`#314536`
RGB	`rgb(49, 69, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 27.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.23, -11.54, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.23, 13.28, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.06, 5.175, 4.274)`
Decimal	`3228982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314536, 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 #314536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #314536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314536; }
.text { color: #314536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 69 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314536, #314540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #314536?: #314536 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314536?: The RGB value is 49, 69, 54: 49 red, 69 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314536?: The complementary color is #453140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.