What color is #311012?

#311012 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 #311012?

The RGB value is 49, 16, 18: 49 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311012?

The complementary color is #10312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311012 color

#311012 rgb(49, 16, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #311012 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 6.3% green and 7.1% blue (49, 16, 18).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 51% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#311012 color codes

HEX	`#311012`
RGB	`rgb(49, 16, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 6.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 51%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 67%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.54, 17.01, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.54, 18.21, 20.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.561, 1.067, 0.696)`
Decimal	`3215378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311012, 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 #311012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #311012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311012; }
.text { color: #311012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 16 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311012, #311f10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #311012?: #311012 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 #311012?: The RGB value is 49, 16, 18: 49 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311012?: The complementary color is #10312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.