What color is #312611?

#312611 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312611?

The RGB value is 49, 38, 17: 49 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312611?

The complementary color is #111C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312611 color

#312611 rgb(49, 38, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312611 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (49, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#312611 color codes

HEX	`#312611`
RGB	`rgb(49, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 1.93, 15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 15.76, 82.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.061, 2.08, 0.823)`
Decimal	`3221009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312611, 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 #312611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #312611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312611; }
.text { color: #312611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312611, #2c3111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312611?: #312611 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312611?: The RGB value is 49, 38, 17: 49 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312611?: The complementary color is #111C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.