Colour
#312C32
- #312C32
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#312C32 is a near-black with RGB values 49, 44, 50 and HSL 290°, 6%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#312C32#312C32
HEX#312C32
RGBrgb(49, 44, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1725, 0.1961
RGB percentages19.2%, 17.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(290, 6.4%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 12%, 19.6%)
CMYK2%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,222,578
CSS custom property--colour: #312C32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.66:1
Contrast with white13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#CED3CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D322C
Analogous#2E2C32, #322C30
Triadic#32312C, #2C3231
Split complementary#30322C, #2C322E
Tetradic#322E2C, #2D322C, #2C3032
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G44
B50
Red49 (19.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)6.38%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 2C · B 32
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