What color is #312518?

#312518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312518?

The RGB value is 49, 37, 24: 49 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312518?

The complementary color is #182431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312518 color

#312518 rgb(49, 37, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #312518 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.5% green and 9.4% blue (49, 37, 24).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 51% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#312518 color codes

HEX	`#312518`
RGB	`rgb(49, 37, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 51%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 51%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.71, 3.48, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.71, 11.36, 72.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.093, 2.042, 1.148)`
Decimal	`3220760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312518, 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 #312518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #312518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312518; }
.text { color: #312518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 37 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312518, #313118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312518?: #312518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312518?: The RGB value is 49, 37, 24: 49 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312518?: The complementary color is #182431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.