What color is #315534?

#315534 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315534?

The RGB value is 49, 85, 52: 49 red, 85 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315534?

The complementary color is #553152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315534 color

#315534 rgb(49, 85, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #315534 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 33.3% green and 20.4% blue (49, 85, 52).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#315534 color codes

HEX	`#315534`
RGB	`rgb(49, 85, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 33.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 39%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.7, -20.88, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.7, 25.88, 143.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.135, 7.398, 4.405)`
Decimal	`3233076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315534, 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 #315534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #315534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315534; }
.text { color: #315534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 85 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315534, #315546); }

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Questions

What color is #315534?: #315534 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315534?: The RGB value is 49, 85, 52: 49 red, 85 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315534?: The complementary color is #553152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.