What color is #312C01?

#312C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312C01?

The RGB value is 49, 44, 1: 49 red, 44 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312C01?

The complementary color is #010631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312C01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312C01 color

#312C01 rgb(49, 44, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #312C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.3% green and 0.4% blue (49, 44, 1).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 98% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#312C01 color codes

HEX	`#312C01`
RGB	`rgb(49, 44, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 98%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 98%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.72, -3.44, 25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.72, 25.23, 97.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.173, 2.457, 0.388)`
Decimal	`3222529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312C01, 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 #312C01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312C01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #312C01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312c01; }
.text { color: #312c01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312c01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 44 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312c01, #1e3101); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #312C01?: #312C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312C01?: The RGB value is 49, 44, 1: 49 red, 44 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312C01?: The complementary color is #010631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312C01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.