What color is #312F2D?

#312F2D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312F2D?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 45: 49 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F2D?

The complementary color is #2D2F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F2D color

#312F2D rgb(49, 47, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F2D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 17.6% blue (49, 47, 45).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#312F2D color codes

HEX	`#312F2D`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.54, 0.44, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.54, 1.66, 74.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.757, 2.875, 2.892)`
Decimal	`3223341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F2D, 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 #312F2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #312F2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f2d; }
.text { color: #312f2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f2d, #31312d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #312F2D?: #312F2D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312F2D?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 45: 49 red, 47 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F2D?: The complementary color is #2D2F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.