What color is #312F23?

#312F23 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 #312F23?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 35: 49 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F23?

The complementary color is #232531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F23 color

#312F23 rgb(49, 47, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F23 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 13.7% blue (49, 47, 35).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#312F23 color codes

HEX	`#312F23`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.26, -1.57, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.26, 8.21, 101.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.587, 2.807, 1.995)`
Decimal	`3223331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F23, 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 #312F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #312F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f23; }
.text { color: #312f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f23, #2c3123); }

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Questions

What color is #312F23?: #312F23 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 #312F23?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 35: 49 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F23?: The complementary color is #232531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.