What color is #31A37F?

#31A37F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31A37F?

The RGB value is 49, 163, 127: 49 red, 163 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31A37F?

The complementary color is #A33155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31A37F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31A37F color

#31A37F rgb(49, 163, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #31A37F is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 63.9% green and 49.8% blue (49, 163, 127).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 54% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#31A37F color codes

HEX	`#31A37F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 163, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 63.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 54%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 70%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.23, -40.42, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.23, 41.55, 166.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.193, 28.378, 24.593)`
Decimal	`3253119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31A37F, 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 #31A37F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#31A37F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #31A37F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31a37f; }
.text { color: #31a37f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31a37f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 163 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31a37f, #318ea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #31A37F?: #31A37F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31A37F?: The RGB value is 49, 163, 127: 49 red, 163 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31A37F?: The complementary color is #A33155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31A37F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.