What color is #315C2E?

#315C2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315C2E?

The RGB value is 49, 92, 46: 49 red, 92 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315C2E?

The complementary color is #592E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315C2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315C2E color

#315C2E rgb(49, 92, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #315C2E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.1% green and 18% blue (49, 92, 46).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#315C2E color codes

HEX	`#315C2E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 92, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 50%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 50%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, -25.47, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 33.56, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.587, 8.504, 3.931)`
Decimal	`3234862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315C2E, 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 #315C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #315C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315c2e; }
.text { color: #315c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 92 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315c2e, #2e5c42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #315C2E?: #315C2E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315C2E?: The RGB value is 49, 92, 46: 49 red, 92 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315C2E?: The complementary color is #592E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315C2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.