What color is #311F12?

#311F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311F12?

The RGB value is 49, 31, 18: 49 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311F12?

The complementary color is #122431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311F12 color

#311F12 rgb(49, 31, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #311F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 12.2% green and 7.1% blue (49, 31, 18).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 46% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 63% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#311F12 color codes

HEX	`#311F12`
RGB	`rgb(49, 31, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 12.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 46%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, 6.91, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 14.02, 60.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.866, 1.677, 0.798)`
Decimal	`3219218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311F12, 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 #311F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #311F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311f12; }
.text { color: #311f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 31 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311f12, #312e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #311F12?: #311F12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311F12?: The RGB value is 49, 31, 18: 49 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311F12?: The complementary color is #122431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.