What color is #312D25?

#312D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312D25?

The RGB value is 49, 45, 37: 49 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312D25?

The complementary color is #252931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312D25 color

#312D25 rgb(49, 45, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #312D25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (49, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 14% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#312D25 color codes

HEX	`#312D25`
RGB	`rgb(49, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 14%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 24%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.64, 0.15, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.64, 5.84, 88.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.539, 2.663, 2.13)`
Decimal	`3222821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312D25, 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 #312D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #312D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312d25; }
.text { color: #312d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312d25, #2f3125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312D25?: #312D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312D25?: The RGB value is 49, 45, 37: 49 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312D25?: The complementary color is #252931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.