What color is #313949?

#313949 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313949?

The RGB value is 49, 57, 73: 49 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313949?

The complementary color is #494131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313949 color

#313949 rgb(49, 57, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313949 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22.4% green and 28.6% blue (49, 57, 73).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#313949 color codes

HEX	`#313949`
RGB	`rgb(49, 57, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.87, 1.08, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.87, 10.97, 275.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.932, 4.06, 6.879)`
Decimal	`3225929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313949, 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 #313949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #313949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313949; }
.text { color: #313949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 57 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313949, #353149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #313949?: #313949 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313949?: The RGB value is 49, 57, 73: 49 red, 57 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313949?: The complementary color is #494131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.