What color is #312930?

#312930 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312930?

The RGB value is 49, 41, 48: 49 red, 41 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312930?

The complementary color is #29312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312930 color

#312930 rgb(49, 41, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #312930 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.1% green and 18.8% blue (49, 41, 48).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 9% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#312930 color codes

HEX	`#312930`
RGB	`rgb(49, 41, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 9%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.7, 5.25, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.7, 6.14, 328.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.593, 2.452, 3.132)`
Decimal	`3221808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312930, 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 #312930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #312930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312930; }
.text { color: #312930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 41 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312930, #31292c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312930?: #312930 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312930?: The RGB value is 49, 41, 48: 49 red, 41 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312930?: The complementary color is #29312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.