Information about #312B15 color

#312B15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#312B15 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(49, 43, 21) — 19.2% red, 16.9% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 11 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#312B15 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E). Slightly further away sit Cocoa Brown (#35281E) and Legal Dye (#2E211B).

The recipe behind #312B15 is rgb(49, 43, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #312B15: 14.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:81) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#312B15 color variations

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#312B15 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 #312B15

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

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

#312B15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#312B15
  • RGB49, 43, 21
  • CMYK0, 2, 11, 81
  • HSL47°, 40%, 14%
  • HSL Precise47.143°, 40%, 13.725%
  • HSV47°, 57%, 19%
  • HSB47°, 57%, 19%
  • HEX ID312B15
  • DECIMAL ID3222293
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
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