What color is #313E3F?

#313E3F 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 #313E3F?

The RGB value is 49, 62, 63: 49 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313E3F?

The complementary color is #3F3231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313E3F color

#313E3F rgb(49, 62, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313E3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 24.3% green and 24.7% blue (49, 62, 63).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#313E3F color codes

HEX	`#313E3F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 62, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 24.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.13, -5.02, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.13, 5.56, 205.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.886, 4.457, 5.357)`
Decimal	`3227199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313E3F, 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 #313E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #313E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313e3f; }
.text { color: #313e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 62 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313e3f, #31373f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #313E3F?: #313E3F 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 #313E3F?: The RGB value is 49, 62, 63: 49 red, 62 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313E3F?: The complementary color is #3F3231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.