What color is #31302D?

#31302D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31302D?

The RGB value is 49, 48, 45: 49 red, 48 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31302D?

The complementary color is #2D2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31302D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31302D color

#31302D rgb(49, 48, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #31302D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.8% green and 17.6% blue (49, 48, 45).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 4% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#31302D color codes

HEX	`#31302D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 48, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 4%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.87, -0.23, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.87, 2.09, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.797, 2.956, 2.905)`
Decimal	`3223597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31302D, 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 #31302D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31302D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #31302D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31302d; }
.text { color: #31302d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31302d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 48 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31302d, #30312d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #31302D?: #31302D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31302D?: The RGB value is 49, 48, 45: 49 red, 48 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31302D?: The complementary color is #2D2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31302D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.