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#31180C Color

#31180C is rgb(49, 24, 12) in RGB, hsl(19, 61%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 76%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#31180C
HEX#31180C
RGBrgb(49, 24, 12)
HSLhsl(19, 61%, 12%)
HSVhsv(19, 76%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 76%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(24.1% 0.045 45.6)
LABlab(11.69% 11.88 12.72)
LCHlch(11.69% 17.40 46.97)

What #31180C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #31180C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#31180C Channel Values

How #31180C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 24 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 61% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 76% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 76% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.58:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #31180C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #31180C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #31180C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #31180C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #31180C.

How #31180C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#31180C
Protanopia#1E1E0C
Protanomaly#271C0C
Deuteranopia#22220A
Deuteranomaly#291F0B
Tritanopia#321717
Tritanomaly#311713
Achromatopsia#1E1E1E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #31180C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-31180c: #31180C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #31180C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-31180c': '#31180C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.094, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_31180c">#31180C</color>
SVG fillfill="#31180C"

More Brown Colors

#31180C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#31180C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #31180C?

#31180C is a darkest brown — rgb(49, 24, 12) in RGB and hsl(19, 61%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.24.

What is the RGB value of #31180C?

#31180C is rgb(49, 24, 12) — red 49, green 24, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #31180C?

#31180C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 76%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #31180C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #31180C scores 16.58:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #31180C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #31180C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 20.97, which is visibly different.

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