What color is #31281F?

#31281F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31281F?

The RGB value is 49, 40, 31: 49 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31281F?

The complementary color is #1F2831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31281F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31281F color

#31281F rgb(49, 40, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #31281F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.7% green and 12.2% blue (49, 40, 31).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#31281F color codes

HEX	`#31281F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 40, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.84, 2.49, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.84, 7.89, 71.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.273, 2.27, 1.614)`
Decimal	`3221535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31281F, 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 #31281F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31281F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #31281F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31281f; }
.text { color: #31281f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31281f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 40 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31281f, #31311f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #31281F?: #31281F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31281F?: The RGB value is 49, 40, 31: 49 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31281F?: The complementary color is #1F2831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31281F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.