What color is #315D28?

#315D28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315D28?

The RGB value is 49, 93, 40: 49 red, 93 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315D28?

The complementary color is #54285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315D28 color

#315D28 rgb(49, 93, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #315D28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.5% green and 15.7% blue (49, 93, 40).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 40% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#315D28 color codes

HEX	`#315D28`
RGB	`rgb(49, 93, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 40%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 57%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 57%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, -26.86, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 37.06, 136.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.564, 8.635, 3.381)`
Decimal	`3235112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315D28, 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 #315D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #315D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315d28; }
.text { color: #315d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 93 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315d28, #285d39); }

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Questions

What color is #315D28?: #315D28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315D28?: The RGB value is 49, 93, 40: 49 red, 93 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315D28?: The complementary color is #54285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.