What color is #311A22?

#311A22 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311A22?

The RGB value is 49, 26, 34: 49 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311A22?

The complementary color is #1A3129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311A22 color

#311A22 rgb(49, 26, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #311A22 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 10.2% green and 13.3% blue (49, 26, 34).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 31% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#311A22 color codes

HEX	`#311A22`
RGB	`rgb(49, 26, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 10.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 47%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 31%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.65, 12.77, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.65, 12.79, 357.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.925, 1.507, 1.703)`
Decimal	`3217954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311A22, 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 #311A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #311A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311a22; }
.text { color: #311a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 26 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311a22, #311d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #311A22?: #311A22 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311A22?: The RGB value is 49, 26, 34: 49 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311A22?: The complementary color is #1A3129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.