What color is #312213?

#312213 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312213?

The RGB value is 49, 34, 19: 49 red, 34 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312213?

The complementary color is #132231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312213 color

#312213 rgb(49, 34, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312213 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 13.3% green and 7.5% blue (49, 34, 19).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 61% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#312213 color codes

HEX	`#312213`
RGB	`rgb(49, 34, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 13.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 61%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 61%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.65, 4.93, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.65, 13.74, 68.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.956, 1.844, 0.869)`
Decimal	`3219987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312213, 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 #312213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #312213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312213; }
.text { color: #312213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 34 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312213, #313113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312213?: #312213 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312213?: The RGB value is 49, 34, 19: 49 red, 34 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312213?: The complementary color is #132231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.