Close to Arsenic
#313D42
#313D42 is a dark, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #313D42.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.88:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.19:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.88:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #313D42 as they’d see it.
#313D42 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #313D42
What color is #313D42?
#313D42 is a dark, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 198°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #313D42 in RGB?
#313D42 is rgb(49, 61, 66): 49 red, 61 green, and 66 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #313D42 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 8, 0, 74). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #313D42?
PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #313D42?
Its complement #443934 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.