What color is #312A18?

#312A18 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312A18?

The RGB value is 49, 42, 24: 49 red, 42 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312A18?

The complementary color is #181F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312A18 color

#312A18 rgb(49, 42, 24)

Shades of gray

The hex color #312A18 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.5% green and 9.4% blue (49, 42, 24).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#312A18 color codes

HEX	`#312A18`
RGB	`rgb(49, 42, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.34, 0.05, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.34, 12.94, 89.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.26, 2.375, 1.203)`
Decimal	`3222040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312A18, 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 #312A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #312A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312a18; }
.text { color: #312a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 42 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312a18, #2c3118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312A18?: #312A18 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312A18?: The RGB value is 49, 42, 24: 49 red, 42 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312A18?: The complementary color is #181F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.