What color is #31543F?

#31543F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31543F?

The RGB value is 49, 84, 63: 49 red, 84 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31543F?

The complementary color is #543146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31543F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31543F color

#31543F rgb(49, 84, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #31543F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 32.9% green and 24.7% blue (49, 84, 63).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#31543F color codes

HEX	`#31543F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 84, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 32.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, -18.04, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 19.88, 155.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.334, 7.352, 5.84)`
Decimal	`3232831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31543F, 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 #31543F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31543F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #31543F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31543f; }
.text { color: #31543f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31543f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 84 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31543f, #315451); }

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Questions

What color is #31543F?: #31543F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31543F?: The RGB value is 49, 84, 63: 49 red, 84 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31543F?: The complementary color is #543146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31543F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.