What color is #314944?

#314944 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314944?

The RGB value is 49, 73, 68: 49 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314944?

The complementary color is #493136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314944 color

#314944 rgb(49, 73, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314944 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (49, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#314944 color codes

HEX	`#314944`
RGB	`rgb(49, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.99, -10.51, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.99, 10.51, 179.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.692, 5.835, 6.347)`
Decimal	`3230020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314944, 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 #314944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #314944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314944; }
.text { color: #314944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314944, #314249); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #314944?: #314944 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314944?: The RGB value is 49, 73, 68: 49 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314944?: The complementary color is #493136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.