What color is #315E43?

#315E43 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315E43?

The RGB value is 49, 94, 67: 49 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315E43?

The complementary color is #5E314C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315E43 color

#315E43 rgb(49, 94, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #315E43 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.9% green and 26.3% blue (49, 94, 67).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#315E43 color codes

HEX	`#315E43`
RGB	`rgb(49, 94, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -22.44, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 24.89, 154.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.282, 9.063, 6.727)`
Decimal	`3235395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315E43, 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 #315E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #315E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315e43; }
.text { color: #315e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 94 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315e43, #315e5a); }

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Questions

What color is #315E43?: #315E43 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315E43?: The RGB value is 49, 94, 67: 49 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315E43?: The complementary color is #5E314C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.