What color is #313229?

#313229 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 #313229?

The RGB value is 49, 50, 41: 49 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313229?

The complementary color is #2A2932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313229 color

#313229 rgb(49, 50, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313229 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (49, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#313229 color codes

HEX	`#313229`
RGB	`rgb(49, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, -2.41, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 6.09, 113.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.807, 3.094, 2.547)`
Decimal	`3224105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313229, 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 #313229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #313229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313229; }
.text { color: #313229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313229, #2d3229); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #313229?: #313229 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 #313229?: The RGB value is 49, 50, 41: 49 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313229?: The complementary color is #2A2932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.