What color is #315D76?

#315D76 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315D76?

The RGB value is 49, 93, 118: 49 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315D76?

The complementary color is #764A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315D76 color

#315D76 rgb(49, 93, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #315D76 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (49, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#315D76 color codes

HEX	`#315D76`
RGB	`rgb(49, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, -7.28, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 20.12, 248.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.45, 9.789, 18.58)`
Decimal	`3235190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315D76, 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 #315D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #315D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315d76; }
.text { color: #315d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315d76, #313a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #315D76?: #315D76 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315D76?: The RGB value is 49, 93, 118: 49 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315D76?: The complementary color is #764A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.