What color is #312F32?

#312F32 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Caviar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312F32?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 50: 49 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F32?

The complementary color is #30322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F32 color

#312F32 rgb(49, 47, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #312F32 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 19.6% blue (49, 47, 50).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Caviar (#2B2C30), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#312F32 color codes

HEX	`#312F32`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, 1.59, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 2.26, 314.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.859, 2.916, 3.429)`
Decimal	`3223346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F32, 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 #312F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #312F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f32; }
.text { color: #312f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f32, #322f32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #312F32?: #312F32 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Caviar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312F32?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 50: 49 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F32?: The complementary color is #30322F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.