What color is #311D1F?

#311D1F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311D1F?

The RGB value is 49, 29, 31: 49 red, 29 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311D1F?

The complementary color is #1D312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311D1F?

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.

#311D1F color

#311D1F rgb(49, 29, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #311D1F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11.4% green and 12.2% blue (49, 29, 31).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#311D1F color codes

HEX	`#311D1F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 29, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 41%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.42, 10.16, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.42, 10.51, 14.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.953, 1.631, 1.508)`
Decimal	`3218719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311D1F, 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 #311D1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311D1F 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 #311D1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311d1f; }
.text { color: #311d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311d1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 29 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311d1f, #31251d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311D1F?: #311D1F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311D1F?: The RGB value is 49, 29, 31: 49 red, 29 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311D1F?: The complementary color is #1D312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311D1F?: 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.