What color is #313838?

#313838 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313838?

The RGB value is 49, 56, 56: 49 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313838?

The complementary color is #383131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313838 color

#313838 rgb(49, 56, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313838 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22% green and 22% blue (49, 56, 56).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#313838 color codes

HEX	`#313838`
RGB	`rgb(49, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.88, -2.95, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.88, 3.12, 198.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.394, 3.767, 4.289)`
Decimal	`3225656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313838, 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 #313838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #313838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313838; }
.text { color: #313838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313838, #313538); }

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Questions

What color is #313838?: #313838 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313838?: The RGB value is 49, 56, 56: 49 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313838?: The complementary color is #383131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.