What color is #310D34?

#310D34 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310D34?

The RGB value is 49, 13, 52: 49 red, 13 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310D34?

The complementary color is #10340D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310D34 color

#310D34 rgb(49, 13, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #310D34 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 5.1% green and 20.4% blue (49, 13, 52).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 60% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#310D34 color codes

HEX	`#310D34`
RGB	`rgb(49, 13, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 5.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 60%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 75%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 75%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.47, 24.62, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.47, 30, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.03, 1.189, 3.371)`
Decimal	`3214644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310D34, 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 #310D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #310D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310d34; }
.text { color: #310d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 13 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310d34, #340d23); }

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Questions

What color is #310D34?: #310D34 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310D34?: The RGB value is 49, 13, 52: 49 red, 13 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310D34?: The complementary color is #10340D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.