What color is #331000?

#331000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331000?

The RGB value is 51, 16, 0: 51 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331000?

The complementary color is #002333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331000 color

#331000 rgb(51, 16, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #331000 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 6.3% green and 0% blue (51, 16, 0).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#331000 color codes

HEX	`#331000`
RGB	`rgb(51, 16, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 6.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, 16.48, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 22.11, 41.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.551, 1.075, 0.126)`
Decimal	`3346432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331000, 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 #331000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #331000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331000; }
.text { color: #331000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 16 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331000, #332900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #331000?: #331000 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331000?: The RGB value is 51, 16, 0: 51 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331000?: The complementary color is #002333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.