What color is #312101?

#312101 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312101?

The RGB value is 49, 33, 1: 49 red, 33 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312101?

The complementary color is #011131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312101 color

#312101 rgb(49, 33, 1)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312101 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 12.9% green and 0.4% blue (49, 33, 1).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 98% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#312101 color codes

HEX	`#312101`
RGB	`rgb(49, 33, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 12.9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 98%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 98%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.08, 4.03, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.08, 20.81, 78.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.816, 1.743, 0.269)`
Decimal	`3219713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312101, 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 #312101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #312101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312101; }
.text { color: #312101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 33 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312101, #293101); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312101?: #312101 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312101?: The RGB value is 49, 33, 1: 49 red, 33 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312101?: The complementary color is #011131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.