What color is #315646?

#315646 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315646?

The RGB value is 49, 86, 70: 49 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315646?

The complementary color is #563141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315646 color

#315646 rgb(49, 86, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #315646 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 33.7% green and 27.5% blue (49, 86, 70).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#315646 color codes

HEX	`#315646`
RGB	`rgb(49, 86, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 33.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.46, -17.47, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.46, 18.23, 163.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.699, 7.75, 6.989)`
Decimal	`3233350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315646, 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 #315646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #315646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315646; }
.text { color: #315646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 86 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315646, #315456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #315646?: #315646 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315646?: The RGB value is 49, 86, 70: 49 red, 86 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315646?: The complementary color is #563141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.