What color is #317D73?

#317D73 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #317D73?

The RGB value is 49, 125, 115: 49 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #317D73?

The complementary color is #7D313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #317D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#317D73 color

#317D73 rgb(49, 125, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #317D73 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (49, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#317D73 color codes

HEX	`#317D73`
RGB	`rgb(49, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, -25.88, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 25.92, 183.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.693, 16.557, 18.796)`
Decimal	`3243379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #317D73, 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 #317D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#317D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #317D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #317d73; }
.text { color: #317d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #317d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #317d73, #31617d); }

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Questions

What color is #317D73?: #317D73 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #317D73?: The RGB value is 49, 125, 115: 49 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #317D73?: The complementary color is #7D313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #317D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.