What color is #312824?

#312824 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 #312824?

The RGB value is 49, 40, 36: 49 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312824?

The complementary color is #242D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312824 color

#312824 rgb(49, 40, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #312824 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.7% green and 14.1% blue (49, 40, 36).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#312824 color codes

HEX	`#312824`
RGB	`rgb(49, 40, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 3.38, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 5.38, 51.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.344, 2.298, 1.989)`
Decimal	`3221540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312824, 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 #312824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #312824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312824; }
.text { color: #312824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 40 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312824, #312f24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312824?: #312824 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 #312824?: The RGB value is 49, 40, 36: 49 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312824?: The complementary color is #242D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.