What color is #314638?

#314638 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 #314638?

The RGB value is 49, 70, 56: 49 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314638?

The complementary color is #46313F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314638 color

#314638 rgb(49, 70, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #314638 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 27.5% green and 22% blue (49, 70, 56).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% 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 10.18:1).

#314638 color codes

HEX	`#314638`
RGB	`rgb(49, 70, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 27.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, -11.68, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 13.05, 153.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.17, 5.319, 4.547)`
Decimal	`3229240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314638, 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 #314638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #314638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314638; }
.text { color: #314638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 70 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314638, #314642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #314638?: #314638 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 #314638?: The RGB value is 49, 70, 56: 49 red, 70 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314638?: The complementary color is #46313F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.