What color is #31695F?

#31695F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31695F?

The RGB value is 49, 105, 95: 49 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31695F?

The complementary color is #69313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31695F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31695F color

#31695F rgb(49, 105, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #31695F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 41.2% green and 37.3% blue (49, 105, 95).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#31695F color codes

HEX	`#31695F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 105, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 41.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, -21.16, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 21.16, 180.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.383, 11.582, 12.618)`
Decimal	`3238239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31695F, 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 #31695F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#31695F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #31695F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31695f; }
.text { color: #31695f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31695f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 105 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31695f, #315769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #31695F?: #31695F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31695F?: The RGB value is 49, 105, 95: 49 red, 105 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31695F?: The complementary color is #69313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31695F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.