Information about #313242 color

#313242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #313242 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 50, 66) — 19.2% red, 19.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 6 / 0 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #313242 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from High Tide (#32373F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Catch (#34343C) and Vintage Dark Blue (#2B3246).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 50, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #313242 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#313242 color variations

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#313242 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #313242

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

High Tide color link
High Tide

#32373F

Catch color link
Catch

#34343C

Blueprint color link
Blueprint

#2A313F

Revolver color link
Revolver

#37363F

Checkmate color link
Checkmate

#2F324A

Woody Bay color link
Woody Bay

#33343A

Black Marlin color link
Black Marlin

#383740

Crater Smoke color link
Crater Smoke

#2F2E3A

Black Rock color link
Black Rock

#2C2D3C

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Shark color link
Shark

#34363A

#313242 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#313242
  • RGB49, 50, 66
  • CMYK7, 6, 0, 74
  • HSL236°, 15%, 23%
  • HSL Precise236.471°, 14.783%, 22.549%
  • HSV236°, 26%, 26%
  • HSB236°, 26%, 26%
  • HEX ID313242
  • DECIMAL ID3224130
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
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