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#312E31

#312e31 ≈ Jet

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#312e31 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 18.04% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.16% saturation and 18.63% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jet (#343434), ΔE 3.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0283

Complementary

  1. #312e31
  2. #2e312e

Split complementary

  1. #312e31
  2. #30312e
  3. #2e3130

Analogous

  1. #302e31
  2. #312e31
  3. #312e30

Triadic

  1. #312e31
  2. #31312e
  3. #2e3131

Tetradic

  1. #312e31
  2. #312e2e
  3. #2e312e
  4. #2e3131

Square

  1. #312e31
  2. #31302e
  3. #2e312e
  4. #2e3031

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0b
  2. #0b0a0b
  3. #312e31
  4. #585358
  5. #807880

Shades

#312e31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #312e31
  2. #2c292c
  3. #272527
  4. #222022
  5. #1d1c1d
  6. #191719
  7. #141214
  8. #0f0e0f
  9. #0a090a
  10. #050505
  11. #000000

Tints

#312e31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #312e31
  2. #464346
  3. #5a585a
  4. #6f6d6f
  5. #838283
  6. #989798
  7. #adabad
  8. #c1c0c1
  9. #d6d5d6
  10. #eaeaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#312e31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #312e31
  2. #393639
  3. #413e41
  4. #494749
  5. #514f51
  6. #595759
  7. #605f60
  8. #686768
  9. #707070
  10. #787878
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302f30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e2f31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e2f31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #312e2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f2e31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f2f31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #312e30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-312e31 {
  color: #312e31;
}
Background
.bg-312e31 {
  background-color: #312e31;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-312e31 {
  border: 2px solid #312e31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #312e31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 46 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-312e31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #312e31, #312e30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-312e31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 46 49 / 0.35);
}

#343434 Jet ΔE 3.54 #353839 Onyx ΔE 5.27 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.65 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.31 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 9.43 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.74 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 10.74 #ced1ce Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Jet
#312e31  rgb(49, 46, 49)  hsl(300, 3%, 19%)  Jet
#2e312e  rgb(46, 49, 46)  hsl(120, 3%, 19%)  Jet
#31312e  rgb(49, 49, 46)  hsl(60, 3%, 19%)  Jet
#2e3131  rgb(46, 49, 49)  hsl(180, 3%, 19%)  Jet