What color is #312F1F?

#312F1F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312F1F?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 31: 49 red, 47 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F1F?

The complementary color is #1F2131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F1F?

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.

#312F1F color

#312F1F rgb(49, 47, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F1F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 12.2% blue (49, 47, 31).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#312F1F color codes

HEX	`#312F1F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 37%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.16, -2.26, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.16, 10.87, 101.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.53, 2.785, 1.7)`
Decimal	`3223327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F1F, 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 #312F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F1F 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 #312F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f1f; }
.text { color: #312f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f1f, #2a311f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #312F1F?: #312F1F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312F1F?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 31: 49 red, 47 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F1F?: The complementary color is #1F2131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F1F?: 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.