What color is #315353?

#315353 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315353?

The RGB value is 49, 83, 83: 49 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315353?

The complementary color is #533131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315353 color

#315353 rgb(49, 83, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #315353 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (49, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#315353 color codes

HEX	`#315353`
RGB	`rgb(49, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -12.31, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 12.92, 197.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.921, 7.464, 9.311)`
Decimal	`3232595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315353, 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 #315353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #315353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315353; }
.text { color: #315353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315353, #314253); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #315353?: #315353 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315353?: The RGB value is 49, 83, 83: 49 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315353?: The complementary color is #533131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.