Information about #311916 color

#311916 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#311916 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 25, 22) — 19.2% red, 9.8% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 11 / 81. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #311916 reads as a mildly saturated warm red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tamarind (#341515). Slightly further away sit Scorched Brown (#351F19) and Black Kite (#351E1C).

The recipe behind #311916 is rgb(49, 25, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #311916: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:81) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #311916 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#311916 color variations

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#311916 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #311916

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Spitfire color link
Spitfire

#381921

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

#311916 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#311916
  • RGB49, 25, 22
  • CMYK0, 9, 11, 81
  • CSSrgb(49, 25, 22)
  • HSL7°, 38%, 14%
  • HSL Precise6.667°, 38.028%, 13.922%
  • HSV7°, 55%, 19%
  • HSB7°, 55%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.098, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.098, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.098, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID311916
  • DECIMAL ID3217686
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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