What color is #315D60?

#315D60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315D60?

The RGB value is 49, 93, 96: 49 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315D60?

The complementary color is #603431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315D60 color

#315D60 rgb(49, 93, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #315D60 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (49, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#315D60 color codes

HEX	`#315D60`
RGB	`rgb(49, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -14.29, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 15.68, 204.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.291, 9.326, 12.48)`
Decimal	`3235168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315D60, 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 #315D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #315D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315d60; }
.text { color: #315d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315d60, #314660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #315D60?: #315D60 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315D60?: The RGB value is 49, 93, 96: 49 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315D60?: The complementary color is #603431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.