What color is #317E87?

#317E87 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #317E87?

The RGB value is 49, 126, 135: 49 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #317E87?

The complementary color is #873A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #317E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#317E87 color

#317E87 rgb(49, 126, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #317E87 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (49, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 47% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#317E87 color codes

HEX	`#317E87`
RGB	`rgb(49, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 47%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 64%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, -20.46, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 23.67, 210.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.099, 17.323, 25.57)`
Decimal	`3243655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #317E87, 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 #317E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#317E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #317E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #317e87; }
.text { color: #317e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #317e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #317e87, #315387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #317E87?: #317E87 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #317E87?: The RGB value is 49, 126, 135: 49 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #317E87?: The complementary color is #873A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #317E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.