What color is #312430?

#312430 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312430?

The RGB value is 49, 36, 48: 49 red, 36 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312430?

The complementary color is #243125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312430 color

#312430 rgb(49, 36, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #312430 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.1% green and 18.8% blue (49, 36, 48).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#312430 color codes

HEX	`#312430`
RGB	`rgb(49, 36, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.15, 8.76, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.15, 10.34, 327.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.431, 2.128, 3.078)`
Decimal	`3220528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312430, 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 #312430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #312430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312430; }
.text { color: #312430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 36 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312430, #31242a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312430?: #312430 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312430?: The RGB value is 49, 36, 48: 49 red, 36 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312430?: The complementary color is #243125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.