What color is #312938?

#312938 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312938?

The RGB value is 49, 41, 56: 49 red, 41 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312938?

The complementary color is #303829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312938 color

#312938 rgb(49, 41, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #312938 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.1% green and 22% blue (49, 41, 56).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#312938 color codes

HEX	`#312938`
RGB	`rgb(49, 41, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, 7.25, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 11, 311.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.773, 2.524, 4.082)`
Decimal	`3221816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312938, 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 #312938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #312938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312938; }
.text { color: #312938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 41 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312938, #382937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312938?: #312938 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312938?: The RGB value is 49, 41, 56: 49 red, 41 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312938?: The complementary color is #303829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.