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#317251 Color

#317251 is rgb(49, 114, 81) in RGB, hsl(150, 40%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 29%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#317251
HEX#317251
RGBrgb(49, 114, 81)
HSLhsl(150, 40%, 32%)
HSVhsv(150, 57%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 29%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.086 158.8)
LABlab(43.13% -28.09 11.82)
LCHlch(43.13% 30.47 157.19)

What #317251 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #317251, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#317251 Channel Values

How #317251 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 114 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 40% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 57% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #317251 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #317251

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #317251; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #317251

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #317251.

How #317251 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#317251
Protanopia#6A6A51
Protanomaly#596D51
Deuteranopia#626253
Deuteranomaly#536952
Tritanopia#3A6E6E
Tritanomaly#367064
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #317251 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-317251: #317251;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #317251;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-317251': '#317251' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.447, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_317251">#317251</color>
SVG fillfill="#317251"

More Green Colors

#317251 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#317251 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #317251?

#317251 is a dark green — rgb(49, 114, 81) in RGB and hsl(150, 40%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.33.

What is the RGB value of #317251?

#317251 is rgb(49, 114, 81) — red 49, green 114, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #317251?

#317251 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 29%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #317251 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #317251 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #317251 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #317251 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 15.02, which is visibly different.

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