What color is #312B38?

#312B38 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 #312B38?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 56: 49 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B38?

The complementary color is #32382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B38 color

#312B38 rgb(49, 43, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #312B38 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 22% blue (49, 43, 56).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#312B38 color codes

HEX	`#312B38`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.65, 5.86, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.65, 9.37, 308.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.844, 2.666, 4.105)`
Decimal	`3222328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B38, 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 #312B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #312B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b38; }
.text { color: #312b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b38, #382b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312B38?: #312B38 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 #312B38?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 56: 49 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B38?: The complementary color is #32382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.