What color is #31481A?

#31481A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31481A?

The RGB value is 49, 72, 26: 49 red, 72 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31481A?

The complementary color is #311A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31481A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31481A color

#31481A rgb(49, 72, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #31481A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 28.2% green and 10.2% blue (49, 72, 26).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#31481A color codes

HEX	`#31481A`
RGB	`rgb(49, 72, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 28.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 64%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 64%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.74, -18.02, 24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.74, 30.29, 126.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.77, 5.362, 1.813)`
Decimal	`3229722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31481A, 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 #31481A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31481A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #31481A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31481a; }
.text { color: #31481a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31481a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 72 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31481a, #1a481a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #31481A?: #31481A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31481A?: The RGB value is 49, 72, 26: 49 red, 72 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31481A?: The complementary color is #311A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31481A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.