What color is #311A1E?

#311A1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311A1E?

The RGB value is 49, 26, 30: 49 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311A1E?

The complementary color is #1A312D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311A1E color

#311A1E rgb(49, 26, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #311A1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (49, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 39% 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 16.19:1).

#311A1E color codes

HEX	`#311A1E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 47%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.52, 12.08, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.52, 12.26, 10.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.87, 1.486, 1.416)`
Decimal	`3217950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311A1E, 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 #311A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #311A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311a1e; }
.text { color: #311a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311a1e, #31221a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311A1E?: #311A1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311A1E?: The RGB value is 49, 26, 30: 49 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311A1E?: The complementary color is #1A312D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.