Palettes / Colors / #31991A

#31991A — Green

#31991A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #31991A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#31991A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #811A99; it also sits naturally between #70991A and #1A9942. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 60% · Blue 10%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #31991A

.text { color: #31991A; }
.background { background-color: #31991A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #31991A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(49, 153, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 71%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #31991A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(49, 153, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #31991A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(49, 153, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#31991A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#31991A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #31991A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #811A99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #31991A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #31991A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #31991A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #31991A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #319919  ·  #31991B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #31991A?

#31991A is Green, a green color (RGB 49, 153, 26). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #31991A?

#31991A is RGB 49, 153, 26 — HSL 109°, 71%, 35% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 83%, 40%.

What colors go with #31991A?

Its complement is #811A99; analogous partners are #70991A and #1A9942. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #31991A for text?

Black text on #31991A has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.