What color is #318E95?

#318E95 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #318E95?

The RGB value is 49, 142, 149: 49 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #318E95?

The complementary color is #953831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #318E95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#318E95 color

#318E95 rgb(49, 142, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #318E95 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 55.7% green and 58.4% blue (49, 142, 149).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 51% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#318E95 color codes

HEX	`#318E95`
RGB	`rgb(49, 142, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 55.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 51%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 67%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 5%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -24.46, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 27.12, 205.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.362, 22.167, 31.844)`
Decimal	`3247765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #318E95, 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 #318E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#318E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	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 #318E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #318e95; }
.text { color: #318e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #318e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 142 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #318e95, #315c95); }

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Questions

What color is #318E95?: #318E95 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #318E95?: The RGB value is 49, 142, 149: 49 red, 142 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #318E95?: The complementary color is #953831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #318E95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.