What color is #315F47?

#315F47 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 #315F47?

The RGB value is 49, 95, 71: 49 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315F47?

The complementary color is #5F3149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315F47 color

#315F47 rgb(49, 95, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #315F47 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (49, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#315F47 color codes

HEX	`#315F47`
RGB	`rgb(49, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, -22.04, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 23.78, 157.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.496, 9.292, 7.411)`
Decimal	`3235655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315F47, 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 #315F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #315F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315f47; }
.text { color: #315f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315f47, #315f5e); }

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Questions

What color is #315F47?: #315F47 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 #315F47?: The RGB value is 49, 95, 71: 49 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315F47?: The complementary color is #5F3149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.