What color is #311D18?

#311D18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311D18?

The RGB value is 49, 29, 24: 49 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311D18?

The complementary color is #182C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311D18 color

#311D18 rgb(49, 29, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #311D18 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11.4% green and 9.4% blue (49, 29, 24).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#311D18 color codes

HEX	`#311D18`
RGB	`rgb(49, 29, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.22, 9.07, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.22, 11.76, 39.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.871, 1.598, 1.074)`
Decimal	`3218712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311D18, 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 #311D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #311D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311d18; }
.text { color: #311d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 29 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311d18, #312918); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311D18?: #311D18 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311D18?: The RGB value is 49, 29, 24: 49 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311D18?: The complementary color is #182C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.