Information about #312418 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #312418 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 36, 24) — 19.2% red, 14.1% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 10 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #312418 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Legal Dye (#2E211B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Scorched Brown (#351F19) and Black Kite (#351E1C).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 36, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #312418 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #312418 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#312418 color variations

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#312418 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 #312418

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

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

#312418 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#312418
  • RGB49, 36, 24
  • CMYK0, 5, 10, 81
  • HSL29°, 34%, 14%
  • HSL Precise28.8°, 34.247%, 14.314%
  • HSV29°, 51%, 19%
  • HSB29°, 51%, 19%
  • HEX ID312418
  • DECIMAL ID3220504
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
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