What color is #310516?

#310516 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310516?

The RGB value is 49, 5, 22: 49 red, 5 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310516?

The complementary color is #053120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310516 color

#310516 rgb(49, 5, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #310516 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 2% green and 8.6% blue (49, 5, 22).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 81% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 55% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#310516 color codes

HEX	`#310516`
RGB	`rgb(49, 5, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 81%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 90%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 55%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.4, 23.58, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.4, 23.59, 1.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.466, 0.82, 0.84)`
Decimal	`3212566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310516, 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 #310516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #310516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310516; }
.text { color: #310516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 5 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310516, #310a05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #310516?: #310516 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310516?: The RGB value is 49, 5, 22: 49 red, 5 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310516?: The complementary color is #053120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.