What color is #313D3A?

#313D3A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313D3A?

The RGB value is 49, 61, 58: 49 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313D3A?

The complementary color is #3D3134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313D3A color

#313D3A rgb(49, 61, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313D3A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green and 22.7% blue (49, 61, 58).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#313D3A color codes

HEX	`#313D3A`
RGB	`rgb(49, 61, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, -5.67, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 5.68, 177.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.699, 4.296, 4.636)`
Decimal	`3226938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313D3A, 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 #313D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #313D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313d3a; }
.text { color: #313d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 61 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313d3a, #313a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313D3A?: #313D3A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313D3A?: The RGB value is 49, 61, 58: 49 red, 61 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313D3A?: The complementary color is #3D3134, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.