What color is #314B42?

#314B42 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 #314B42?

The RGB value is 49, 75, 66: 49 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314B42?

The complementary color is #4B313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314B42 color

#314B42 rgb(49, 75, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314B42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29.4% green and 25.9% blue (49, 75, 66).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#314B42 color codes

HEX	`#314B42`
RGB	`rgb(49, 75, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.61, -12.22, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.61, 12.41, 169.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.766, 6.078, 6.075)`
Decimal	`3230530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314B42, 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 #314B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #314B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314b42; }
.text { color: #314b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 75 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314b42, #31474b); }

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Questions

What color is #314B42?: #314B42 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 #314B42?: The RGB value is 49, 75, 66: 49 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314B42?: The complementary color is #4B313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.