What color is #31642B?

#31642B 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 #31642B?

The RGB value is 49, 100, 43: 49 red, 100 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31642B?

The complementary color is #5E2B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31642B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31642B color

#31642B rgb(49, 100, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #31642B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 39.2% green and 16.9% blue (49, 100, 43).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 40% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 61% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#31642B color codes

HEX	`#31642B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 100, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 39.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 40%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 57%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 57%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, -29.71, 26.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 40.06, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.26, 9.941, 3.874)`
Decimal	`3236907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31642B, 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 #31642B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31642B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #31642B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31642b; }
.text { color: #31642b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31642b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 100 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31642b, #2b6442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #31642B?: #31642B 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 #31642B?: The RGB value is 49, 100, 43: 49 red, 100 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31642B?: The complementary color is #5E2B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31642B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.