What color is #312434?

#312434 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312434?

The RGB value is 49, 36, 52: 49 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312434?

The complementary color is #273424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312434 color

#312434 rgb(49, 36, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #312434 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.1% green and 20.4% blue (49, 36, 52).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 18% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#312434 color codes

HEX	`#312434`
RGB	`rgb(49, 36, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 18%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.32, 9.73, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.32, 12.64, 320.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.517, 2.163, 3.533)`
Decimal	`3220532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312434, 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 #312434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #312434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312434; }
.text { color: #312434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 36 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312434, #34242f); }

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Questions

What color is #312434?: #312434 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312434?: The RGB value is 49, 36, 52: 49 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312434?: The complementary color is #273424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.