What color is #310F26?

#310F26 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310F26?

The RGB value is 49, 15, 38: 49 red, 15 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310F26?

The complementary color is #0F311A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310F26 color

#310F26 rgb(49, 15, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #310F26 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 5.9% green and 14.9% blue (49, 15, 38).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 22% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#310F26 color codes

HEX	`#310F26`
RGB	`rgb(49, 15, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 5.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 22%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.07, 20.61, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.07, 21.91, 340.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.787, 1.135, 1.958)`
Decimal	`3215142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310F26, 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 #310F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #310F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310f26; }
.text { color: #310f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 15 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310f26, #310f15); }

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Questions

What color is #310F26?: #310F26 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310F26?: The RGB value is 49, 15, 38: 49 red, 15 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310F26?: The complementary color is #0F311A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.