What color is #31120C?

#31120C is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31120C?

The RGB value is 49, 18, 12: 49 red, 18 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31120C?

The complementary color is #0C2B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31120C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31120C color

#31120C rgb(49, 18, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #31120C is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 7.1% green and 4.7% blue (49, 18, 12).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 61% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 76% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#31120C color codes

HEX	`#31120C`
RGB	`rgb(49, 18, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 7.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 61%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 76%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 76%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.89, 15.17, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.89, 18.27, 33.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.549, 1.112, 0.481)`
Decimal	`3215884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31120C, 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 #31120C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31120C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #31120C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31120c; }
.text { color: #31120c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31120c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 18 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31120c, #31250c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #31120C?: #31120C is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31120C?: The RGB value is 49, 18, 12: 49 red, 18 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31120C?: The complementary color is #0C2B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31120C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.