What color is #31272C?

#31272C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31272C?

The RGB value is 49, 39, 44: 49 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31272C?

The complementary color is #27312C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31272C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31272C color

#31272C rgb(49, 39, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #31272C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.3% green and 17.3% blue (49, 39, 44).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#31272C color codes

HEX	`#31272C`
RGB	`rgb(49, 39, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, 5.73, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 5.93, 345.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.447, 2.286, 2.695)`
Decimal	`3221292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31272C, 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 #31272C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31272C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #31272C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31272c; }
.text { color: #31272c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31272c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 39 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31272c, #312727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #31272C?: #31272C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31272C?: The RGB value is 49, 39, 44: 49 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31272C?: The complementary color is #27312C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31272C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.