What color is #314C42?

#314C42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314C42?

The RGB value is 49, 76, 66: 49 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314C42?

The complementary color is #4C313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314C42 color

#314C42 rgb(49, 76, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #314C42 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29.8% green and 25.9% blue (49, 76, 66).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#314C42 color codes

HEX	`#314C42`
RGB	`rgb(49, 76, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 36%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.95, -12.8, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.95, 13.08, 168.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.834, 6.215, 6.098)`
Decimal	`3230786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314C42, 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 #314C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #314C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314c42; }
.text { color: #314c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 76 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314c42, #31484c); }

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Questions

What color is #314C42?: #314C42 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314C42?: The RGB value is 49, 76, 66: 49 red, 76 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314C42?: The complementary color is #4C313B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.