What color is #312F2E?

#312F2E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312F2E?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 46: 49 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F2E?

The complementary color is #2E3031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F2E color

#312F2E rgb(49, 47, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F2E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 18% blue (49, 47, 46).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 3% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Charcoal (#333232), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#312F2E color codes

HEX	`#312F2E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 3%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.57, 0.66, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.57, 1.17, 55.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.776, 2.883, 2.995)`
Decimal	`3223342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F2E, 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 #312F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	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 #312F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f2e; }
.text { color: #312f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f2e, #31312e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #312F2E?: #312F2E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312F2E?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 46: 49 red, 47 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F2E?: The complementary color is #2E3031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.