What color is #318926?

#318926 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #318926?

The RGB value is 49, 137, 38: 49 red, 137 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #318926?

The complementary color is #7E2689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #318926?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#318926 color

#318926 rgb(49, 137, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #318926 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 53.7% green and 14.9% blue (49, 137, 38).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 57% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#318926 color codes

HEX	`#318926`
RGB	`rgb(49, 137, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 53.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 57%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 72%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 72%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -45.46, 43.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 62.76, 136.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.562, 18.683, 4.883)`
Decimal	`3246374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #318926, 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 #318926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#318926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #318926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #318926; }
.text { color: #318926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #318926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 137 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #318926, #26894c); }

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Questions

What color is #318926?: #318926 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #318926?: The RGB value is 49, 137, 38: 49 red, 137 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #318926?: The complementary color is #7E2689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #318926?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.