What color is #315147?

#315147 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315147?

The RGB value is 49, 81, 71: 49 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315147?

The complementary color is #51313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315147 color

#315147 rgb(49, 81, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #315147 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 31.8% green and 27.8% blue (49, 81, 71).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#315147 color codes

HEX	`#315147`
RGB	`rgb(49, 81, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 31.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, -14.42, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 14.58, 171.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.346, 6.992, 7.028)`
Decimal	`3232071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315147, 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 #315147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #315147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315147; }
.text { color: #315147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 81 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315147, #314b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #315147?: #315147 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315147?: The RGB value is 49, 81, 71: 49 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315147?: The complementary color is #51313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.