What color is #311411?

#311411 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311411?

The RGB value is 49, 20, 17: 49 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311411?

The complementary color is #112E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311411 color

#311411 rgb(49, 20, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #311411 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 7.8% green and 6.7% blue (49, 20, 17).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#311411 color codes

HEX	`#311411`
RGB	`rgb(49, 20, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 7.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.51, 14.35, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.51, 16.66, 30.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.618, 1.194, 0.675)`
Decimal	`3216401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311411, 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 #311411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #311411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311411; }
.text { color: #311411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 20 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311411, #312411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #311411?: #311411 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311411?: The RGB value is 49, 20, 17: 49 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311411?: The complementary color is #112E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.