What color is #312A36?

#312A36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312A36?

The RGB value is 49, 42, 54: 49 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312A36?

The complementary color is #2F362A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312A36 color

#312A36 rgb(49, 42, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #312A36 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.5% green and 21.2% blue (49, 42, 54).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#312A36 color codes

HEX	`#312A36`
RGB	`rgb(49, 42, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.26, 6.04, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.26, 8.89, 312.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.76, 2.575, 3.841)`
Decimal	`3222070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312A36, 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 #312A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #312A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312a36; }
.text { color: #312a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 42 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312a36, #362a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312A36?: #312A36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312A36?: The RGB value is 49, 42, 54: 49 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312A36?: The complementary color is #2F362A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.