What color is #313930?

#313930 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313930?

The RGB value is 49, 57, 48: 49 red, 57 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313930?

The complementary color is #383039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313930 color

#313930 rgb(49, 57, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313930 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22.4% green and 18.8% blue (49, 57, 48).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#313930 color codes

HEX	`#313930`
RGB	`rgb(49, 57, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, -5.48, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 7.09, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.263, 3.793, 3.356)`
Decimal	`3225904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313930, 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 #313930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #313930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313930; }
.text { color: #313930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 57 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313930, #303933); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #313930?: #313930 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313930?: The RGB value is 49, 57, 48: 49 red, 57 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313930?: The complementary color is #383039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.