What color is #312715?

#312715 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 #312715?

The RGB value is 49, 39, 21: 49 red, 39 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312715?

The complementary color is #151F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312715?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312715 color

#312715 rgb(49, 39, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #312715 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.3% green and 8.2% blue (49, 39, 21).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 57% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#312715 color codes

HEX	`#312715`
RGB	`rgb(49, 39, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 57%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.3, 1.7, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.3, 13.71, 82.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.128, 2.158, 1.014)`
Decimal	`3221269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312715, 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 #312715	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312715 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #312715 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312715; }
.text { color: #312715; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312715; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 39 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312715, #2d3115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #312715?: #312715 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 #312715?: The RGB value is 49, 39, 21: 49 red, 39 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312715?: The complementary color is #151F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312715?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.