What color is #312B27?

#312B27 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noir?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 39: 49 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noir?

The complementary color is #272D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noir color: hex code #312B27

#312B27 rgb(49, 43, 39)

Shades of black

Noir has the hex code #312B27. It is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 15.3% blue (49, 43, 39).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 81% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

Noir (#312B27) color codes

HEX	`#312B27`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 20%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, 1.9, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 4.07, 62.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.497, 2.527, 2.275)`
Decimal	`3222311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noir, 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 #312B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #312B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b27; }
.text { color: #312b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b27, #313027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #312B27 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #312B27?: #312B27 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noir?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 39: 49 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noir?: The complementary color is #272D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.