What color is #310F15?

#310F15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310F15?

The RGB value is 49, 15, 21: 49 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310F15?

The complementary color is #0F312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310F15 color

#310F15 rgb(49, 15, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #310F15 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 5.9% green and 8.2% blue (49, 15, 21).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 57% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#310F15 color codes

HEX	`#310F15`
RGB	`rgb(49, 15, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 5.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 57%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.39, 17.97, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.39, 18.48, 13.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.573, 1.049, 0.829)`
Decimal	`3215125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310F15, 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 #310F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #310F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310f15; }
.text { color: #310f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 15 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310f15, #311a0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #310F15?: #310F15 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310F15?: The RGB value is 49, 15, 21: 49 red, 15 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310F15?: The complementary color is #0F312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.