What color is #31462F?

#31462F 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 #31462F?

The RGB value is 49, 70, 47: 49 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31462F?

The complementary color is #442F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31462F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31462F color

#31462F rgb(49, 70, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #31462F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 27.5% green and 18.4% blue (49, 70, 47).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#31462F color codes

HEX	`#31462F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 70, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 27.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.4, -13.61, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.4, 17.69, 140.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.97, 5.238, 3.491)`
Decimal	`3229231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31462F, 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 #31462F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31462F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #31462F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31462f; }
.text { color: #31462f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31462f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 70 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31462f, #2f4639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #31462F?: #31462F 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 #31462F?: The RGB value is 49, 70, 47: 49 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31462F?: The complementary color is #442F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31462F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.