What color is #31331F?

#31331F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31331F?

The RGB value is 49, 51, 31: 49 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31331F?

The complementary color is #211F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31331F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31331F color

#31331F rgb(49, 51, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #31331F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20% green and 12.2% blue (49, 51, 31).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#31331F color codes

HEX	`#31331F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 51, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, -4.88, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 13.35, 111.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.698, 3.12, 1.756)`
Decimal	`3224351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31331F, 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 #31331F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31331F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #31331F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31331f; }
.text { color: #31331f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31331f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 51 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31331f, #27331f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #31331F?: #31331F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31331F?: The RGB value is 49, 51, 31: 49 red, 51 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31331F?: The complementary color is #211F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31331F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.