What color is #314950?

#314950 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 #314950?

The RGB value is 49, 73, 80: 49 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314950?

The complementary color is #503831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314950 color

#314950 rgb(49, 73, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314950 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (49, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#314950 color codes

HEX	`#314950`
RGB	`rgb(49, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 9%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.4, -7.16, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.4, 10.1, 224.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.097, 5.997, 8.477)`
Decimal	`3230032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314950, 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 #314950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #314950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314950; }
.text { color: #314950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314950, #313a50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #314950?: #314950 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 #314950?: The RGB value is 49, 73, 80: 49 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314950?: The complementary color is #503831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.