What color is #310C18?

#310C18 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310C18?

The RGB value is 49, 12, 24: 49 red, 12 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310C18?

The complementary color is #0C3125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310C18 color

#310C18 rgb(49, 12, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #310C18 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 4.7% green and 9.4% blue (49, 12, 24).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#310C18 color codes

HEX	`#310C18`
RGB	`rgb(49, 12, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 4.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.84, 20.08, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.84, 20.12, 3.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 0.982, 0.971)`
Decimal	`3214360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310C18, 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 #310C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #310C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310c18; }
.text { color: #310c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 12 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310c18, #31120c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #310C18?: #310C18 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310C18?: The RGB value is 49, 12, 24: 49 red, 12 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310C18?: The complementary color is #0C3125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.