What color is #312D1E?

#312D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312D1E?

The RGB value is 49, 45, 30: 49 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312D1E?

The complementary color is #1E2231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312D1E color

#312D1E rgb(49, 45, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #312D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.6% green and 11.8% blue (49, 45, 30).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 39% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#312D1E color codes

HEX	`#312D1E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 45, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 39%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.47, -1.08, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.47, 10.44, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 2.624, 1.606)`
Decimal	`3222814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312D1E, 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 #312D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #312D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312d1e; }
.text { color: #312d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 45 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312d1e, #2c311e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #312D1E?: #312D1E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312D1E?: The RGB value is 49, 45, 30: 49 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312D1E?: The complementary color is #1E2231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.