What color is #313228?

#313228 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313228?

The RGB value is 49, 50, 40: 49 red, 50 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313228?

The complementary color is #292832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313228?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313228 color

#313228 rgb(49, 50, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313228 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 19.6% green and 15.7% blue (49, 50, 40).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#313228 color codes

HEX	`#313228`
RGB	`rgb(49, 50, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 19.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.39, -2.61, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.39, 6.76, 112.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.79, 3.087, 2.456)`
Decimal	`3224104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313228, 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 #313228	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313228 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #313228 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313228; }
.text { color: #313228; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313228; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 50 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313228, #2c3228); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #313228?: #313228 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313228?: The RGB value is 49, 50, 40: 49 red, 50 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313228?: The complementary color is #292832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313228?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.