What color is #313A3C?

#313A3C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313A3C?

The RGB value is 49, 58, 60: 49 red, 58 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313A3C?

The complementary color is #3C3331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313A3C color

#313A3C rgb(49, 58, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313A3C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22.7% green and 23.5% blue (49, 58, 60).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 10% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#313A3C color codes

HEX	`#313A3C`
RGB	`rgb(49, 58, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 10%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.69, -3.23, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.69, 4.09, 217.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.595, 4.005, 4.858)`
Decimal	`3226172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313A3C, 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 #313A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #313A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313a3c; }
.text { color: #313a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 58 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313a3c, #31353c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313A3C?: #313A3C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313A3C?: The RGB value is 49, 58, 60: 49 red, 58 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313A3C?: The complementary color is #3C3331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.