What color is #312A06?

#312A06 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312A06?

The RGB value is 49, 42, 6: 49 red, 42 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312A06?

The complementary color is #060D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312A06?

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.

#312A06 color

#312A06 rgb(49, 42, 6)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #312A06 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.5% green and 2.4% blue (49, 42, 6).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 78% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 88% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#312A06 color codes

HEX	`#312A06`
RGB	`rgb(49, 42, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 78%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 88%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 88%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.09, -1.74, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.09, 22.27, 94.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.128, 2.322, 0.508)`
Decimal	`3222022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312A06, 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 #312A06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312A06 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 #312A06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312a06; }
.text { color: #312a06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312a06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 42 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312a06, #223106); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312A06?: #312A06 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312A06?: The RGB value is 49, 42, 6: 49 red, 42 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312A06?: The complementary color is #060D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312A06?: 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.