What color is #316B17?

#316B17 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 #316B17?

The RGB value is 49, 107, 23: 49 red, 107 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #316B17?

The complementary color is #51176B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #316B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#316B17 color

#316B17 rgb(49, 107, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #316B17 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 42% green and 9% blue (49, 107, 23).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#316B17 color codes

HEX	`#316B17`
RGB	`rgb(49, 107, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 42%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 79%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, -34.9, 38.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 52.12, 132.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.679, 11.23, 2.626)`
Decimal	`3238679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #316B17, 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 #316B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#316B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #316B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #316b17; }
.text { color: #316b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #316b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 107 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #316b17, #176b27); }

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Questions

What color is #316B17?: #316B17 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 #316B17?: The RGB value is 49, 107, 23: 49 red, 107 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #316B17?: The complementary color is #51176B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #316B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.