What color is #310500?

#310500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310500?

The RGB value is 49, 5, 0: 49 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310500?

The complementary color is #002C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310500 color

#310500 rgb(49, 5, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #310500 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 2% green and 0% blue (49, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#310500 color codes

HEX	`#310500`
RGB	`rgb(49, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.88, 21.59, 10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.88, 24.12, 26.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.321, 0.762, 0.077)`
Decimal	`3212544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310500, 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 #310500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #310500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310500; }
.text { color: #310500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310500, #311d00); }

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Questions

What color is #310500?: #310500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310500?: The RGB value is 49, 5, 0: 49 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310500?: The complementary color is #002C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.