What color is #312828?

#312828 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Diesel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312828?

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

What is the complementary color of #312828?

The complementary color is #283131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312828?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312828 color

#312828 rgb(49, 40, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #312828 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Diesel (#322C2B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#312828 color codes

HEX	`#312828`
RGB	`rgb(49, 40, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.1, 4.18, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.1, 4.46, 20.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.408, 2.324, 2.329)`
Decimal	`3221544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312828, 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 #312828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312828 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #312828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312828; }
.text { color: #312828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 40 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312828, #312d28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312828?: #312828 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Diesel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312828?: The RGB value is 49, 40, 40: 49 red, 40 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312828?: The complementary color is #283131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312828?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.