What color is #311C27?

#311C27 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 #311C27?

The RGB value is 49, 28, 39: 49 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311C27?

The complementary color is #1C3126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311C27 color

#311C27 rgb(49, 28, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #311C27 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11% green and 15.3% blue (49, 28, 39).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#311C27 color codes

HEX	`#311C27`
RGB	`rgb(49, 28, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.41, 12.36, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.41, 12.75, 345.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.048, 1.63, 2.126)`
Decimal	`3218471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311C27, 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 #311C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #311C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311c27; }
.text { color: #311c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 28 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311c27, #311c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #311C27?: #311C27 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 #311C27?: The RGB value is 49, 28, 39: 49 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311C27?: The complementary color is #1C3126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.