What color is #312513?

#312513 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312513?

The RGB value is 49, 37, 19: 49 red, 37 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312513?

The complementary color is #131F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312513 color

#312513 rgb(49, 37, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312513 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.5% green and 7.5% blue (49, 37, 19).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 61% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#312513 color codes

HEX	`#312513`
RGB	`rgb(49, 37, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 61%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 61%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 2.84, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 14.34, 78.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.046, 2.023, 0.899)`
Decimal	`3220755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312513, 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 #312513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #312513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312513; }
.text { color: #312513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 37 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312513, #2e3113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312513?: #312513 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312513?: The RGB value is 49, 37, 19: 49 red, 37 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312513?: The complementary color is #131F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.