What color is #31794B?

#31794B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31794B?

The RGB value is 49, 121, 75: 49 red, 121 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31794B?

The complementary color is #79315F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31794B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31794B color

#31794B rgb(49, 121, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #31794B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 47.5% green and 29.4% blue (49, 121, 75).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#31794B color codes

HEX	`#31794B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 121, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 47.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -33.68, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 38.51, 151)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.373, 14.835, 9.025)`
Decimal	`3242315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31794B, 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 #31794B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#31794B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #31794B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31794b; }
.text { color: #31794b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31794b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 121 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31794b, #31796f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #31794B?: #31794B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31794B?: The RGB value is 49, 121, 75: 49 red, 121 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31794B?: The complementary color is #79315F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31794B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.