What color is #312F22?

#312F22 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 #312F22?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 34: 49 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F22?

The complementary color is #222431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F22 color

#312F22 rgb(49, 47, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F22 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 13.3% blue (49, 47, 34).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#312F22 color codes

HEX	`#312F22`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -1.75, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 8.88, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.572, 2.802, 1.918)`
Decimal	`3223330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F22, 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 #312F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #312F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f22; }
.text { color: #312f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f22, #2b3122); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #312F22?: #312F22 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 #312F22?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 34: 49 red, 47 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F22?: The complementary color is #222431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.