What color is #313422?

#313422 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 #313422?

The RGB value is 49, 52, 34: 49 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313422?

The complementary color is #252234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313422 color

#313422 rgb(49, 52, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #313422 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.4% green and 13.3% blue (49, 52, 34).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#313422 color codes

HEX	`#313422`
RGB	`rgb(49, 52, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 35%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.92, -5.03, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.92, 12.08, 114.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.783, 3.224, 1.989)`
Decimal	`3224610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313422, 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 #313422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #313422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313422; }
.text { color: #313422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 52 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313422, #283422); }

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Questions

What color is #313422?: #313422 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 #313422?: The RGB value is 49, 52, 34: 49 red, 52 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313422?: The complementary color is #252234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.