What color is #311213?

#311213 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311213?

The RGB value is 49, 18, 19: 49 red, 18 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311213?

The complementary color is #123130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311213 color

#311213 rgb(49, 18, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #311213 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 7.1% green and 7.5% blue (49, 18, 19).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 46% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 61% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#311213 color codes

HEX	`#311213`
RGB	`rgb(49, 18, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 7.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 46%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 61%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.05, 15.87, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.05, 17.18, 22.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.601, 1.133, 0.75)`
Decimal	`3215891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311213, 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 #311213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #311213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311213; }
.text { color: #311213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 18 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311213, #312112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #311213?: #311213 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311213?: The RGB value is 49, 18, 19: 49 red, 18 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311213?: The complementary color is #123130, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.