What color is #310A08?

#310A08 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310A08?

The RGB value is 49, 10, 8: 49 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310A08?

The complementary color is #082F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310A08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310A08 color

#310A08 rgb(49, 10, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #310A08 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 3.9% green and 3.1% blue (49, 10, 8).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 72% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 84% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#310A08 color codes

HEX	`#310A08`
RGB	`rgb(49, 10, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 3.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 72%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 84%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 84%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.02, 19.59, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.02, 21.62, 25.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.419, 0.888, 0.326)`
Decimal	`3213832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310A08, 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 #310A08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310A08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #310A08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310a08; }
.text { color: #310a08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310a08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 10 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310a08, #311f08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #310A08?: #310A08 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310A08?: The RGB value is 49, 10, 8: 49 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310A08?: The complementary color is #082F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310A08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.