What color is #315969?

#315969 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315969?

The RGB value is 49, 89, 105: 49 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315969?

The complementary color is #694131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315969 color

#315969 rgb(49, 89, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #315969 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 34.9% green and 41.2% blue (49, 89, 105).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Night Edition (#20586D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#315969 color codes

HEX	`#315969`
RGB	`rgb(49, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 15%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.63, -9.16, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.63, 16.33, 235.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.388, 8.817, 14.674)`
Decimal	`3234153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315969, 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 #315969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #315969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315969; }
.text { color: #315969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315969, #313d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #315969?: #315969 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315969?: The RGB value is 49, 89, 105: 49 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315969?: The complementary color is #694131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.