What color is #312B3A?

#312B3A 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 #312B3A?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 58: 49 red, 43 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B3A?

The complementary color is #343A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B3A color

#312B3A rgb(49, 43, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #312B3A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 22.7% blue (49, 43, 58).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#312B3A color codes

HEX	`#312B3A`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, 6.39, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 10.69, 306.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.894, 2.686, 4.368)`
Decimal	`3222330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B3A, 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 #312B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #312B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b3a; }
.text { color: #312b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b3a, #392b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312B3A?: #312B3A 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 #312B3A?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 58: 49 red, 43 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B3A?: The complementary color is #343A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.