What color is #313234?

#313234 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313234?

The RGB value is 49, 50, 52: 49 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313234?

The complementary color is #343331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313234 color

#313234 rgb(49, 50, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313234 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 19.6% green and 20.4% blue (49, 50, 52).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 3% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Carbon (#333333), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#313234 color codes

HEX	`#313234`
RGB	`rgb(49, 50, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 19.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 3%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.76, 0.04, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.76, 1.42, 271.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.027, 3.182, 3.703)`
Decimal	`3224116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313234, 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 #313234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #313234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313234; }
.text { color: #313234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 50 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313234, #323134); }

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Questions

What color is #313234?: #313234 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Carbon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313234?: The RGB value is 49, 50, 52: 49 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313234?: The complementary color is #343331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.