What color is #312820?

#312820 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312820?

The RGB value is 49, 40, 32: 49 red, 40 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312820?

The complementary color is #202931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312820?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312820 color

#312820 rgb(49, 40, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #312820 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.7% green and 12.5% blue (49, 40, 32).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#312820 color codes

HEX	`#312820`
RGB	`rgb(49, 40, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, 2.66, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 7.33, 68.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.286, 2.275, 1.685)`
Decimal	`3221536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312820, 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 #312820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #312820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312820; }
.text { color: #312820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 40 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312820, #313120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312820?: #312820 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312820?: The RGB value is 49, 40, 32: 49 red, 40 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312820?: The complementary color is #202931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312820?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.