What color is #314B49?

#314B49 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314B49?

The RGB value is 49, 75, 73: 49 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314B49?

The complementary color is #4B3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314B49 color

#314B49 rgb(49, 75, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314B49 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29.4% green and 28.6% blue (49, 75, 73).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 71% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#314B49 color codes

HEX	`#314B49`
RGB	`rgb(49, 75, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, -10.37, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 10.56, 190.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.985, 6.166, 7.23)`
Decimal	`3230537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314B49, 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 #314B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #314B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314b49; }
.text { color: #314b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 75 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314b49, #31404b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #314B49?: #314B49 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314B49?: The RGB value is 49, 75, 73: 49 red, 75 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314B49?: The complementary color is #4B3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.