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Colour

#312C33

  • #312C33
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#312C33 is a near-black with RGB values 49, 44, 51 and HSL 283°, 7%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#312C33#312C33
HEX#312C33
RGBrgb(49, 44, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1725, 0.2
RGB percentages19.2%, 17.3%, 20%
HSLhsl(282.9, 7.4%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 13.7%, 20%)
CMYK3.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 80%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,222,579
CSS custom property--colour: #312C33;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#CED3CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2D33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2E33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#312D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E332C
Analogous#2E2C33, #332C32
Triadic#33312C, #2C3331
Split complementary#32332C, #2C332E
Tetradic#332E2C, #2E332C, #2C3233

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#998E9D
Lighter +30%#807385
Lighter +20%#665B6A
Lighter +10%#4B444E
Darker −10%#171418
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36203F
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R49
G44
B51
Red49 (19.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)7.37%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 2C · B 33

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