What color is #312E36?

#312E36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312E36?

The RGB value is 49, 46, 54: 49 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312E36?

The complementary color is #33362E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312E36 color

#312E36 rgb(49, 46, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #312E36 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18% green and 21.2% blue (49, 46, 54).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#312E36 color codes

HEX	`#312E36`
RGB	`rgb(49, 46, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, 3.26, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 5.65, 305.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.909, 2.873, 3.891)`
Decimal	`3223094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312E36, 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 #312E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #312E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312e36; }
.text { color: #312e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 46 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312e36, #352e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312E36?: #312E36 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312E36?: The RGB value is 49, 46, 54: 49 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312E36?: The complementary color is #33362E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.