What color is #312E39?

#312E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312E39?

The RGB value is 49, 46, 57: 49 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312E39?

The complementary color is #36392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312E39 color

#312E39 rgb(49, 46, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #312E39 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18% green and 22.4% blue (49, 46, 57).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#312E39 color codes

HEX	`#312E39`
RGB	`rgb(49, 46, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 19%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.65, 4.04, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.65, 7.66, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.982, 2.902, 4.273)`
Decimal	`3223097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312E39, 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 #312E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #312E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312e39; }
.text { color: #312e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 46 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312e39, #372e39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #312E39?: #312E39 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312E39?: The RGB value is 49, 46, 57: 49 red, 46 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312E39?: The complementary color is #36392E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.