What color is #31212B?

#31212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31212B?

The RGB value is 49, 33, 43: 49 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31212B?

The complementary color is #213127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31212B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31212B color

#31212B rgb(49, 33, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #31212B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 12.9% green and 16.9% blue (49, 33, 43).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#31212B color codes

HEX	`#31212B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 33, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 12.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.04, 9.72, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.04, 10.37, 339.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.247, 1.915, 2.536)`
Decimal	`3219755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31212B, 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 #31212B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31212B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #31212B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31212b; }
.text { color: #31212b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31212b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 33 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31212b, #312123); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #31212B?: #31212B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31212B?: The RGB value is 49, 33, 43: 49 red, 33 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31212B?: The complementary color is #213127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31212B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.