What color is #31835B?

#31835B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31835B?

The RGB value is 49, 131, 91: 49 red, 131 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31835B?

The complementary color is #833159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31835B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31835B color

#31835B rgb(49, 131, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #31835B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 51.4% green and 35.7% blue (49, 131, 91).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 46% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#31835B color codes

HEX	`#31835B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 131, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 51.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 46%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 63%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, -34.77, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 37.65, 157.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.27, 17.64, 12.706)`
Decimal	`3244891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31835B, 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 #31835B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#31835B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #31835B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31835b; }
.text { color: #31835b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31835b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 131 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31835b, #318283); }

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Questions

What color is #31835B?: #31835B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31835B?: The RGB value is 49, 131, 91: 49 red, 131 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31835B?: The complementary color is #833159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31835B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.