What color is #314B50?

#314B50 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 #314B50?

The RGB value is 49, 75, 80: 49 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314B50?

The complementary color is #503631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314B50 color

#314B50 rgb(49, 75, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314B50 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29.4% green and 31.4% blue (49, 75, 80).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#314B50 color codes

HEX	`#314B50`
RGB	`rgb(49, 75, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.07, -8.39, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.07, 10.39, 216.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.23, 6.264, 8.521)`
Decimal	`3230544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314B50, 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 #314B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #314B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314b50; }
.text { color: #314b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 75 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314b50, #313c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #314B50?: #314B50 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 #314B50?: The RGB value is 49, 75, 80: 49 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314B50?: The complementary color is #503631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.