What color is #314B25?

#314B25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314B25?

The RGB value is 49, 75, 37: 49 red, 75 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314B25?

The complementary color is #3F254B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314B25 color

#314B25 rgb(49, 75, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #314B25 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29.4% green and 14.5% blue (49, 75, 37).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 34% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#314B25 color codes

HEX	`#314B25`
RGB	`rgb(49, 75, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 34%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 51%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 51%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, -18.16, 19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 26.64, 132.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.117, 5.819, 2.656)`
Decimal	`3230501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314B25, 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 #314B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #314B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314b25; }
.text { color: #314b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 75 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314b25, #254b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #314B25?: #314B25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314B25?: The RGB value is 49, 75, 37: 49 red, 75 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314B25?: The complementary color is #3F254B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.