What color is #312E2B?

#312E2B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312E2B?

The RGB value is 49, 46, 43: 49 red, 46 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312E2B?

The complementary color is #2B2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312E2B color

#312E2B rgb(49, 46, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #312E2B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18% green and 16.9% blue (49, 46, 43).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#312E2B color codes

HEX	`#312E2B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 46, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, 0.68, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 2.51, 74.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.68, 2.781, 2.681)`
Decimal	`3223083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312E2B, 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 #312E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #312E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312e2b; }
.text { color: #312e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 46 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312e2b, #31312b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312E2B?: #312E2B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312E2B?: The RGB value is 49, 46, 43: 49 red, 46 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312E2B?: The complementary color is #2B2E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.