What color is #312C3C?

#312C3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312C3C?

The RGB value is 49, 44, 60: 49 red, 44 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312C3C?

The complementary color is #373C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312C3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312C3C color

#312C3C rgb(49, 44, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #312C3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.3% green and 23.5% blue (49, 44, 60).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#312C3C color codes

HEX	`#312C3C`
RGB	`rgb(49, 44, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, 6.23, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 11.23, 303.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.983, 2.781, 4.654)`
Decimal	`3222588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312C3C, 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 #312C3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312C3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #312C3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312c3c; }
.text { color: #312c3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312c3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 44 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312c3c, #392c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312C3C?: #312C3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312C3C?: The RGB value is 49, 44, 60: 49 red, 44 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312C3C?: The complementary color is #373C2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312C3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.