What color is #311728?

#311728 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311728?

The RGB value is 49, 23, 40: 49 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311728?

The complementary color is #173120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311728 color

#311728 rgb(49, 23, 40)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311728 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 9% green and 15.7% blue (49, 23, 40).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 18% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#311728 color codes

HEX	`#311728`
RGB	`rgb(49, 23, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 53%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 18%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.08, 15.97, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.08, 17.01, 339.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.956, 1.419, 2.178)`
Decimal	`3217192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311728, 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 #311728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #311728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311728; }
.text { color: #311728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 23 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311728, #31171b); }

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Questions

What color is #311728?: #311728 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311728?: The RGB value is 49, 23, 40: 49 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311728?: The complementary color is #173120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.