What color is #312537?

#312537 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312537?

The RGB value is 49, 37, 55: 49 red, 37 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312537?

The complementary color is #2B3725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312537 color

#312537 rgb(49, 37, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312537 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.5% green and 21.6% blue (49, 37, 55).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#312537 color codes

HEX	`#312537`
RGB	`rgb(49, 37, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.76, 9.8, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.76, 13.65, 315.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.618, 2.252, 3.91)`
Decimal	`3220791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312537, 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 #312537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #312537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312537; }
.text { color: #312537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 37 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312537, #372534); }

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Questions

What color is #312537?: #312537 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312537?: The RGB value is 49, 37, 55: 49 red, 37 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312537?: The complementary color is #2B3725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.