What color is #312B20?

#312B20 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312B20?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 32: 49 red, 43 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B20?

The complementary color is #202631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B20 color

#312B20 rgb(49, 43, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #312B20 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 12.5% blue (49, 43, 32).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#312B20 color codes

HEX	`#312B20`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.85, 0.6, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.85, 8.2, 85.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.391, 2.485, 1.72)`
Decimal	`3222304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B20, 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 #312B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #312B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b20; }
.text { color: #312b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b20, #2f3120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312B20?: #312B20 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312B20?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 32: 49 red, 43 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B20?: The complementary color is #202631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.