What color is #312C17?

#312C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312C17?

The RGB value is 49, 44, 23: 49 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312C17?

The complementary color is #171C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312C17 color

#312C17 rgb(49, 44, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.3% green and 9% blue (49, 44, 23).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#312C17 color codes

HEX	`#312C17`
RGB	`rgb(49, 44, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 53%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, -1.44, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 14.5, 95.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.322, 2.516, 1.174)`
Decimal	`3222551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312C17, 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 #312C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #312C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312c17; }
.text { color: #312c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 44 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312c17, #293117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312C17?: #312C17 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312C17?: The RGB value is 49, 44, 23: 49 red, 44 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312C17?: The complementary color is #171C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.