What color is #314549?

#314549 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 #314549?

The RGB value is 49, 69, 73: 49 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314549?

The complementary color is #493531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314549 color

#314549 rgb(49, 69, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314549 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 27.1% green and 28.6% blue (49, 69, 73).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#314549 color codes

HEX	`#314549`
RGB	`rgb(49, 69, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 27.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, -6.7, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 8.33, 216.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.597, 5.39, 7.1)`
Decimal	`3229001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314549, 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 #314549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #314549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314549; }
.text { color: #314549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 69 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314549, #313949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #314549?: #314549 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 #314549?: The RGB value is 49, 69, 73: 49 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314549?: The complementary color is #493531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.