What color is #314D50?

#314D50 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 #314D50?

The RGB value is 49, 77, 80: 49 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314D50?

The complementary color is #503431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314D50 color

#314D50 rgb(49, 77, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314D50 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 30.2% green and 31.4% blue (49, 77, 80).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#314D50 color codes

HEX	`#314D50`
RGB	`rgb(49, 77, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 30.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 39%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, -9.61, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 10.89, 208.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.368, 6.54, 8.567)`
Decimal	`3231056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314D50, 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 #314D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #314D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314d50; }
.text { color: #314d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 77 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314d50, #313e50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #314D50?: #314D50 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 #314D50?: The RGB value is 49, 77, 80: 49 red, 77 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314D50?: The complementary color is #503431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.