What color is #312B0E?

#312B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312B0E?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 14: 49 red, 43 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B0E?

The complementary color is #0E1431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B0E color

#312B0E rgb(49, 43, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 5.5% blue (49, 43, 14).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 56% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 71% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#312B0E color codes

HEX	`#312B0E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 56%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 71%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 71%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.52, -1.77, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.52, 19.35, 95.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.21, 2.413, 0.765)`
Decimal	`3222286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B0E, 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 #312B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #312B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b0e; }
.text { color: #312b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b0e, #25310e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312B0E?: #312B0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312B0E?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 14: 49 red, 43 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B0E?: The complementary color is #0E1431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.