What color is #312411?

#312411 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 #312411?

The RGB value is 49, 36, 17: 49 red, 36 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312411?

The complementary color is #111E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312411 color

#312411 rgb(49, 36, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312411 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.1% green and 6.7% blue (49, 36, 17).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#312411 color codes

HEX	`#312411`
RGB	`rgb(49, 36, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.25, 3.31, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.25, 15.18, 77.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.999, 1.955, 0.802)`
Decimal	`3220497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312411, 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 #312411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #312411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312411; }
.text { color: #312411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 36 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312411, #2e3111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312411?: #312411 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 #312411?: The RGB value is 49, 36, 17: 49 red, 36 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312411?: The complementary color is #111E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.