What color is #31230F?

#31230F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31230F?

The RGB value is 49, 35, 15: 49 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31230F?

The complementary color is #0F1D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31230F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31230F color

#31230F rgb(49, 35, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #31230F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (49, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#31230F color codes

HEX	`#31230F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.9, 3.79, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.9, 15.94, 76.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.954, 1.89, 0.714)`
Decimal	`3220239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31230F, 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 #31230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31230F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #31230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31230f; }
.text { color: #31230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31230f, #2e310f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #31230F?: #31230F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31230F?: The RGB value is 49, 35, 15: 49 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31230F?: The complementary color is #0F1D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31230F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.