What color is #331111?

#331111 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331111?

The RGB value is 51, 17, 17: 51 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331111?

The complementary color is #113333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331111 color

#331111 rgb(51, 17, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #331111 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (51, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 67% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#331111 color codes

HEX	`#331111`
RGB	`rgb(51, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.15, 17.2, 8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.15, 18.97, 24.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.667, 1.145, 0.663)`
Decimal	`3346705`
Short hex	`#311`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331111, 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 #331111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #331111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331111; }
.text { color: #331111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331111, #332211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #331111?: #331111 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331111?: The RGB value is 51, 17, 17: 51 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331111?: The complementary color is #113333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.