What color is #318059?

#318059 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #318059?

The RGB value is 49, 128, 89: 49 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #318059?

The complementary color is #803158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #318059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#318059 color

#318059 rgb(49, 128, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #318059 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 50.2% green and 34.9% blue (49, 128, 89).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 45% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#318059 color codes

HEX	`#318059`
RGB	`rgb(49, 128, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 50.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 45%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.02, -33.87, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.02, 36.71, 157.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.788, 16.812, 12.126)`
Decimal	`3244121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #318059, 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 #318059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#318059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #318059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #318059; }
.text { color: #318059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #318059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 128 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #318059, #318080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #318059?: #318059 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #318059?: The RGB value is 49, 128, 89: 49 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #318059?: The complementary color is #803158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #318059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.