What color is #314943?

#314943 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314943?

The RGB value is 49, 73, 67: 49 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314943?

The complementary color is #493137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314943 color

#314943 rgb(49, 73, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314943 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 28.6% green and 26.3% blue (49, 73, 67).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#314943 color codes

HEX	`#314943`
RGB	`rgb(49, 73, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 28.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.96, -10.77, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.96, 10.79, 176.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.662, 5.823, 6.187)`
Decimal	`3230019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314943, 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 #314943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #314943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314943; }
.text { color: #314943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 73 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314943, #314349); }

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Questions

What color is #314943?: #314943 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314943?: The RGB value is 49, 73, 67: 49 red, 73 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314943?: The complementary color is #493137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.