What color is #31181E?

#31181E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31181E?

The RGB value is 49, 24, 30: 49 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31181E?

The complementary color is #18312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31181E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31181E color

#31181E rgb(49, 24, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #31181E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 9.4% green and 11.8% blue (49, 24, 30).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 39% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#31181E color codes

HEX	`#31181E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 24, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 9.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.96, 13.44, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.96, 13.51, 5.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.828, 1.4, 1.402)`
Decimal	`3217438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31181E, 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 #31181E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31181E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #31181E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31181e; }
.text { color: #31181e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31181e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 24 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31181e, #311f18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #31181E?: #31181E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31181E?: The RGB value is 49, 24, 30: 49 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31181E?: The complementary color is #18312B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31181E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.