What color is #313C3F?

#313C3F 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 #313C3F?

The RGB value is 49, 60, 63: 49 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313C3F?

The complementary color is #3F3431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313C3F color

#313C3F rgb(49, 60, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313C3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.5% green and 24.7% blue (49, 60, 63).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tempest in a Teapot (#303A40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#313C3F color codes

HEX	`#313C3F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 60, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -3.74, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 5.03, 221.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.779, 4.243, 5.322)`
Decimal	`3226687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313C3F, 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 #313C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #313C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313c3f; }
.text { color: #313c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 60 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313c3f, #31353f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313C3F?: #313C3F 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 #313C3F?: The RGB value is 49, 60, 63: 49 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313C3F?: The complementary color is #3F3431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.