What color is #314439?

#314439 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314439?

The RGB value is 49, 68, 57: 49 red, 68 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314439?

The complementary color is #44313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314439 color

#314439 rgb(49, 68, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314439 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 26.7% green and 22.4% blue (49, 68, 57).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#314439 color codes

HEX	`#314439`
RGB	`rgb(49, 68, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 26.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.97, -10.25, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.97, 11.1, 157.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.072, 5.082, 4.637)`
Decimal	`3228729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314439, 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 #314439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #314439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314439; }
.text { color: #314439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 68 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314439, #314443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #314439?: #314439 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314439?: The RGB value is 49, 68, 57: 49 red, 68 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314439?: The complementary color is #44313C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.