What color is #312132?

#312132 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312132?

The RGB value is 49, 33, 50: 49 red, 33 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312132?

The complementary color is #223221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312132 color

#312132 rgb(49, 33, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312132 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 12.9% green and 19.6% blue (49, 33, 50).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#312132 color codes

HEX	`#312132`
RGB	`rgb(49, 33, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 12.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 34%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.33, 11.34, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.33, 13.97, 324.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 1.971, 3.272)`
Decimal	`3219762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312132, 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 #312132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #312132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312132; }
.text { color: #312132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 33 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312132, #32212a); }

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Questions

What color is #312132?: #312132 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312132?: The RGB value is 49, 33, 50: 49 red, 33 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312132?: The complementary color is #223221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.