What color is #312D0A?

#312D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312D0A?

The RGB value is 49, 45, 10: 49 red, 45 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312D0A?

The complementary color is #0A0E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312D0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312D0A color

#312D0A rgb(49, 45, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #312D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.6% green and 3.9% blue (49, 45, 10).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 66% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 80% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#312D0A color codes

HEX	`#312D0A`
RGB	`rgb(49, 45, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 66%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 80%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 80%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, -3.43, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 22.11, 98.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.26, 2.552, 0.661)`
Decimal	`3222794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312D0A, 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 #312D0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312D0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #312D0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312d0a; }
.text { color: #312d0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312d0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 45 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312d0a, #22310a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #312D0A?: #312D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312D0A?: The RGB value is 49, 45, 10: 49 red, 45 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312D0A?: The complementary color is #0A0E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312D0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.