What color is #312F42?

#312F42 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312F42?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 66: 49 red, 47 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F42?

The complementary color is #40422F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F42 color

#312F42 rgb(49, 47, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #312F42 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 25.9% blue (49, 47, 66).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#312F42 color codes

HEX	`#312F42`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, 5.84, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 12.97, 296.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.266, 3.079, 5.575)`
Decimal	`3223362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F42, 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 #312F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #312F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f42; }
.text { color: #312f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f42, #3a2f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312F42?: #312F42 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312F42?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 66: 49 red, 47 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F42?: The complementary color is #40422F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.