What color is #313D3D?

#313D3D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313D3D?

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

What is the complementary color of #313D3D?

The complementary color is #3D3131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313D3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313D3D color

#313D3D rgb(49, 61, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313D3D is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#313D3D color codes

HEX	`#313D3D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 61, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 20%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.73, -4.91, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.73, 5.18, 198.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.777, 4.327, 5.05)`
Decimal	`3226941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313D3D, 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 #313D3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313D3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #313D3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313d3d; }
.text { color: #313d3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313d3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 61 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313d3d, #31373d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313D3D?: #313D3D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313D3D?: The RGB value is 49, 61, 61: 49 red, 61 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313D3D?: The complementary color is #3D3131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313D3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.