What color is #31690F?

#31690F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31690F?

The RGB value is 49, 105, 15: 49 red, 105 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31690F?

The complementary color is #470F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31690F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31690F color

#31690F rgb(49, 105, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #31690F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 41.2% green and 5.9% blue (49, 105, 15).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 75% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#31690F color codes

HEX	`#31690F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 105, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 41.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 75%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 86%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 86%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.22, -34.58, 40.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.22, 53.46, 130.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.404, 10.79, 2.197)`
Decimal	`3238159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31690F, 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 #31690F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#31690F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #31690F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31690f; }
.text { color: #31690f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31690f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 105 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31690f, #0f691a); }

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Questions

What color is #31690F?: #31690F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31690F?: The RGB value is 49, 105, 15: 49 red, 105 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31690F?: The complementary color is #470F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31690F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.