What color is #31694B?

#31694B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31694B?

The RGB value is 49, 105, 75: 49 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31694B?

The complementary color is #69314F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31694B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31694B color

#31694B rgb(49, 105, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #31694B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 41.2% green and 29.4% blue (49, 105, 75).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#31694B color codes

HEX	`#31694B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 105, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 41.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.02, -26.18, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.02, 28.53, 156.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.588, 11.263, 8.429)`
Decimal	`3238219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31694B, 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 #31694B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#31694B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #31694B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31694b; }
.text { color: #31694b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31694b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 105 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31694b, #316967); }

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Questions

What color is #31694B?: #31694B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31694B?: The RGB value is 49, 105, 75: 49 red, 105 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31694B?: The complementary color is #69314F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31694B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.