What color is #31160F?

#31160F 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 #31160F?

The RGB value is 49, 22, 15: 49 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31160F?

The complementary color is #0F2A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31160F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31160F color

#31160F rgb(49, 22, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #31160F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 8.6% green and 5.9% blue (49, 22, 15).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#31160F color codes

HEX	`#31160F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 22, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 8.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11, 12.81, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11, 16.41, 38.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.64, 1.261, 0.609)`
Decimal	`3216911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31160F, 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 #31160F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31160F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #31160F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31160f; }
.text { color: #31160f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31160f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 22 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31160f, #31270f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #31160F?: #31160F 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 #31160F?: The RGB value is 49, 22, 15: 49 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31160F?: The complementary color is #0F2A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31160F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.