What color is #312533?

#312533 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 #312533?

The RGB value is 49, 37, 51: 49 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312533?

The complementary color is #273325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312533 color

#312533 rgb(49, 37, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #312533 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (49, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#312533 color codes

HEX	`#312533`
RGB	`rgb(49, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, 8.78, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 11.21, 321.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.526, 2.215, 3.426)`
Decimal	`3220787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312533, 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 #312533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #312533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312533; }
.text { color: #312533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312533, #33252e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312533?: #312533 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 #312533?: The RGB value is 49, 37, 51: 49 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312533?: The complementary color is #273325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.