What color is #315137?

#315137 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315137?

The RGB value is 49, 81, 55: 49 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315137?

The complementary color is #51314B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315137 color

#315137 rgb(49, 81, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #315137 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 31.8% green and 21.6% blue (49, 81, 55).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#315137 color codes

HEX	`#315137`
RGB	`rgb(49, 81, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 31.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 32%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.38, -18.15, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.38, 21.58, 147.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.898, 6.813, 4.671)`
Decimal	`3232055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315137, 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 #315137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #315137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315137; }
.text { color: #315137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 81 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315137, #315147); }

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Questions

What color is #315137?: #315137 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315137?: The RGB value is 49, 81, 55: 49 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315137?: The complementary color is #51314B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.