What color is #311C12?

#311C12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311C12?

The RGB value is 49, 28, 18: 49 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311C12?

The complementary color is #122731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311C12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311C12 color

#311C12 rgb(49, 28, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #311C12 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11% green and 7.1% blue (49, 28, 18).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 46% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#311C12 color codes

HEX	`#311C12`
RGB	`rgb(49, 28, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 46%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.78, 9, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.78, 14.2, 50.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.791, 1.527, 0.773)`
Decimal	`3218450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311C12, 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 #311C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311C12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #311C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311c12; }
.text { color: #311c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 28 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311c12, #312c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #311C12?: #311C12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311C12?: The RGB value is 49, 28, 18: 49 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311C12?: The complementary color is #122731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311C12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.