What color is #31594A?

#31594A 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 #31594A?

The RGB value is 49, 89, 74: 49 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31594A?

The complementary color is #593140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31594A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31594A color

#31594A rgb(49, 89, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #31594A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 34.9% green and 29% blue (49, 89, 74).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#31594A color codes

HEX	`#31594A`
RGB	`rgb(49, 89, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 34.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -18.12, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 18.63, 166.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.075, 8.292, 7.758)`
Decimal	`3234122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31594A, 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 #31594A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31594A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #31594A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31594a; }
.text { color: #31594a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31594a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 89 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31594a, #315459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #31594A?: #31594A 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 #31594A?: The RGB value is 49, 89, 74: 49 red, 89 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31594A?: The complementary color is #593140, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31594A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.