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#31902C Color

#31902C is rgb(49, 144, 44) in RGB, hsl(117, 53%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 69%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31902C
HEX#31902C
RGBrgb(49, 144, 44)
HSLhsl(117, 53%, 37%)
HSVhsv(117, 69%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 69%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.163 142.4)
LABlab(52.76% -43.74 42.44)
LCHlch(52.76% 60.94 135.87)

What #31902C 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 #31902C, 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.

#31902C Channel Values

How #31902C 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 144 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 53% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 69% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31902C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #31902C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #31902C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31902C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #31902C

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 #31902C.

How #31902C 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#31902C
Protanopia#86862D
Protanomaly#6D8A2D
Deuteranopia#7B7B32
Deuteranomaly#658430
Tritanopia#478888
Tritanomaly#3F8B6F
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31902C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-31902c: #31902C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31902C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31902c': '#31902C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.565, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_31902c">#31902C</color>
SVG fillfill="#31902C"

More Green Colors

#31902C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#31902C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31902C?

#31902C is a dark green — rgb(49, 144, 44) in RGB and hsl(117, 53%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #31902C?

#31902C is rgb(49, 144, 44) — red 49, green 144, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31902C?

#31902C converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 69%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31902C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #31902C scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31902C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31902C 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 3.31, which is very hard to tell apart.

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