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#31342D Color

#31342D is rgb(49, 52, 45) in RGB, hsl(86, 7%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Olive (#3B3C36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31342D
HEX#31342D
RGBrgb(49, 52, 45)
HSLhsl(86, 7%, 19%)
HSVhsv(86, 13%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(32% 0.013 126.1)
LABlab(21.22% -2.54 3.98)
LCHlch(21.22% 4.72 122.54)

What #31342D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #31342D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#31342D Channel Values

How #31342D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 52 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 7% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 13% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.65:1 vs white · 1.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31342D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #31342D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31342D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #31342D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31342D.

How #31342D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#31342D
Protanopia#34342D
Protanomaly#33342D
Deuteranopia#33332D
Deuteranomaly#32332D
Tritanopia#323333
Tritanomaly#323431
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31342D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-31342d: #31342D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31342D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31342d': '#31342D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.204, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_31342d">#31342D</color>
SVG fillfill="#31342D"

More Gray Colors

#31342D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#31342D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31342D?

#31342D is a darkest gray — rgb(49, 52, 45) in RGB and hsl(86, 7%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #31342D?

#31342D is rgb(49, 52, 45) — red 49, green 52, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31342D?

#31342D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31342D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #31342D scores 12.65:1 against white and 1.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31342D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31342D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.99, which is visibly different.

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