What color is #314A40?

#314A40 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 #314A40?

The RGB value is 49, 74, 64: 49 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314A40?

The complementary color is #4A313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314A40 color

#314A40 rgb(49, 74, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314A40 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29% green and 25.1% blue (49, 74, 64).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#314A40 color codes

HEX	`#314A40`
RGB	`rgb(49, 74, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, -12.13, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 12.48, 166.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.641, 5.92, 5.748)`
Decimal	`3230272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314A40, 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 #314A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #314A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314a40; }
.text { color: #314a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 74 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314a40, #31484a); }

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Questions

What color is #314A40?: #314A40 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 #314A40?: The RGB value is 49, 74, 64: 49 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314A40?: The complementary color is #4A313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.