What color is #313B44?

#313B44 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313B44?

The RGB value is 49, 59, 68: 49 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313B44?

The complementary color is #443A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313B44 color

#313B44 rgb(49, 59, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313B44 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.1% green and 26.7% blue (49, 59, 68).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 16% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#313B44 color codes

HEX	`#313B44`
RGB	`rgb(49, 59, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 16%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 28%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 13%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.32, -1.71, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.32, 7.12, 256.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.874, 4.198, 6.074)`
Decimal	`3226436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313B44, 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 #313B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #313B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313b44; }
.text { color: #313b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 59 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313b44, #313244); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313B44?: #313B44 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tempest in a Teapot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313B44?: The RGB value is 49, 59, 68: 49 red, 59 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313B44?: The complementary color is #443A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.