What color is #313A44?

#313A44 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313A44?

The RGB value is 49, 58, 68: 49 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313A44?

The complementary color is #443B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313A44 color

#313A44 rgb(49, 58, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313A44 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (49, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#313A44 color codes

HEX	`#313A44`
RGB	`rgb(49, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, -1.05, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 7.48, 261.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.823, 4.096, 6.057)`
Decimal	`3226180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313A44, 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 #313A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #313A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313a44; }
.text { color: #313a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313a44, #323144); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #313A44?: #313A44 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313A44?: The RGB value is 49, 58, 68: 49 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313A44?: The complementary color is #443B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.