What color is #314354?

#314354 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314354?

The RGB value is 49, 67, 84: 49 red, 67 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314354?

The complementary color is #544231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314354 color

#314354 rgb(49, 67, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314354 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 26.3% green and 32.9% blue (49, 67, 84).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#314354 color codes

HEX	`#314354`
RGB	`rgb(49, 67, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 26.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, -2.14, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 12.64, 260.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.873, 5.307, 9.153)`
Decimal	`3228500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314354, 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 #314354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #314354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314354; }
.text { color: #314354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 67 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314354, #313254); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #314354?: #314354 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314354?: The RGB value is 49, 67, 84: 49 red, 67 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314354?: The complementary color is #544231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.