What color is #313532?

#313532 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313532?

The RGB value is 49, 53, 50: 49 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313532?

The complementary color is #353134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313532 color

#313532 rgb(49, 53, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313532 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.8% green and 19.6% blue (49, 53, 50).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 4% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oil (#313330), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#313532 color codes

HEX	`#313532`
RGB	`rgb(49, 53, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 4%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 8%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, -2.43, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 2.76, 151.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.115, 3.429, 3.515)`
Decimal	`3224882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313532, 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 #313532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #313532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313532; }
.text { color: #313532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 53 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313532, #313534); }

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Questions

What color is #313532?: #313532 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Oil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313532?: The RGB value is 49, 53, 50: 49 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313532?: The complementary color is #353134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.