What color is #310D14?

#310D14 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 #310D14?

The RGB value is 49, 13, 20: 49 red, 13 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310D14?

The complementary color is #0D312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310D14 color

#310D14 rgb(49, 13, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #310D14 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 5.1% green and 7.8% blue (49, 13, 20).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 58% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 59% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#310D14 color codes

HEX	`#310D14`
RGB	`rgb(49, 13, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 5.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 58%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 73%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 59%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.92, 19.02, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.92, 19.51, 12.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.537, 0.992, 0.772)`
Decimal	`3214612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310D14, 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 #310D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #310D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310d14; }
.text { color: #310d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 13 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310d14, #31180d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #310D14?: #310D14 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 #310D14?: The RGB value is 49, 13, 20: 49 red, 13 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310D14?: The complementary color is #0D312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.