What color is #315633?

#315633 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 #315633?

The RGB value is 49, 86, 51: 49 red, 86 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315633?

The complementary color is #563154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315633 color

#315633 rgb(49, 86, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #315633 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 33.7% green and 20% blue (49, 86, 51).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#315633 color codes

HEX	`#315633`
RGB	`rgb(49, 86, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 33.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 41%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.02, -21.59, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.02, 27.07, 142.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.192, 7.547, 4.315)`
Decimal	`3233331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315633, 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 #315633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #315633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315633; }
.text { color: #315633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 86 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315633, #315646); }

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Questions

What color is #315633?: #315633 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 #315633?: The RGB value is 49, 86, 51: 49 red, 86 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315633?: The complementary color is #563154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.