What color is #311E20?

#311E20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311E20?

The RGB value is 49, 30, 32: 49 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311E20?

The complementary color is #1E312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311E20 color

#311E20 rgb(49, 30, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #311E20 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11.8% green and 12.5% blue (49, 30, 32).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#311E20 color codes

HEX	`#311E20`
RGB	`rgb(49, 30, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 39%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.74, 9.64, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.74, 9.94, 14.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.992, 1.686, 1.587)`
Decimal	`3218976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311E20, 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 #311E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #311E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311e20; }
.text { color: #311e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 30 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311e20, #31261e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311E20?: #311E20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311E20?: The RGB value is 49, 30, 32: 49 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311E20?: The complementary color is #1E312F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.