What color is #316B72?

#316B72 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #316B72?

The RGB value is 49, 107, 114: 49 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #316B72?

The complementary color is #723831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #316B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#316B72 color

#316B72 rgb(49, 107, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #316B72 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 42% green and 44.7% blue (49, 107, 114).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#316B72 color codes

HEX	`#316B72`
RGB	`rgb(49, 107, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 42%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, -16.68, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 19.29, 210.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.56, 12.382, 17.803)`
Decimal	`3238770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #316B72, 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 #316B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#316B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #316B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #316b72; }
.text { color: #316b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #316b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 107 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #316b72, #314b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #316B72?: #316B72 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #316B72?: The RGB value is 49, 107, 114: 49 red, 107 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #316B72?: The complementary color is #723831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #316B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.