What color is #314243?

#314243 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314243?

The RGB value is 49, 66, 67: 49 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314243?

The complementary color is #433231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314243 color

#314243 rgb(49, 66, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314243 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (49, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#314243 color codes

HEX	`#314243`
RGB	`rgb(49, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, -6.48, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 7.08, 203.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.228, 4.954, 6.043)`
Decimal	`3228227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314243, 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 #314243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #314243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314243; }
.text { color: #314243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314243, #313943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #314243?: #314243 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314243?: The RGB value is 49, 66, 67: 49 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314243?: The complementary color is #433231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.