What color is #314F4D?

#314F4D 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 #314F4D?

The RGB value is 49, 79, 77: 49 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314F4D?

The complementary color is #4F3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314F4D color

#314F4D rgb(49, 79, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #314F4D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 31% green and 30.2% blue (49, 79, 77).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#314F4D color codes

HEX	`#314F4D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 79, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 31%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.3, -11.65, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.3, 11.89, 191.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 6.78, 8.044)`
Decimal	`3231565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314F4D, 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 #314F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #314F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314f4d; }
.text { color: #314f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 79 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314f4d, #31424f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #314F4D?: #314F4D 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 #314F4D?: The RGB value is 49, 79, 77: 49 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314F4D?: The complementary color is #4F3133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.