What color is #311E25?

#311E25 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311E25?

The RGB value is 49, 30, 37: 49 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311E25?

The complementary color is #1E312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311E25 color

#311E25 rgb(49, 30, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #311E25 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11.8% green and 14.5% blue (49, 30, 37).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#311E25 color codes

HEX	`#311E25`
RGB	`rgb(49, 30, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 39%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.92, 10.57, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.92, 10.61, 354.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.065, 1.715, 1.972)`
Decimal	`3218981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311E25, 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 #311E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #311E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311e25; }
.text { color: #311e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 30 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311e25, #31211e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311E25?: #311E25 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311E25?: The RGB value is 49, 30, 37: 49 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311E25?: The complementary color is #1E312A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.