What color is #313331?

#313331 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313331?

The RGB value is 49, 51, 49: 49 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313331?

The complementary color is #333133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313331 color

#313331 rgb(49, 51, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313331 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (49, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#313331 color codes

HEX	`#313331`
RGB	`rgb(49, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.99, -1.34, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.99, 1.65, 144.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.005, 3.242, 3.373)`
Decimal	`3224369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313331, 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 #313331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #313331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313331; }
.text { color: #313331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313331, #313332); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #313331?: #313331 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313331?: The RGB value is 49, 51, 49: 49 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313331?: The complementary color is #333133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.