What color is #316C57?

#316C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #316C57?

The RGB value is 49, 108, 87: 49 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #316C57?

The complementary color is #6C3146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #316C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#316C57 color

#316C57 rgb(49, 108, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #316C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 42.4% green and 34.1% blue (49, 108, 87).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 38% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#316C57 color codes

HEX	`#316C57`
RGB	`rgb(49, 108, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 42.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 38%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 55%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.32, -24.81, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.32, 25.51, 166.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.349, 12.065, 10.904)`
Decimal	`3238999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #316C57, 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 #316C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#316C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #316C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #316c57; }
.text { color: #316c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #316c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 108 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #316c57, #31636c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #316C57?: #316C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #316C57?: The RGB value is 49, 108, 87: 49 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #316C57?: The complementary color is #6C3146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #316C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.