What color is #315717?

#315717 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315717?

The RGB value is 49, 87, 23: 49 red, 87 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315717?

The complementary color is #3D1757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315717?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315717 color

#315717 rgb(49, 87, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #315717 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 34.1% green and 9% blue (49, 87, 23).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 58% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#315717 color codes

HEX	`#315717`
RGB	`rgb(49, 87, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 34.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 58%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 74%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 74%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.99, -25.96, 31.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.99, 40.9, 129.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.829, 7.531, 2.01)`
Decimal	`3233559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315717, 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 #315717	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315717 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #315717 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315717; }
.text { color: #315717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315717; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 87 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315717, #17571d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #315717?: #315717 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315717?: The RGB value is 49, 87, 23: 49 red, 87 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315717?: The complementary color is #3D1757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315717?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.