What color is #331115?

#331115 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331115?

The RGB value is 51, 17, 21: 51 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331115?

The complementary color is #11332F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331115 color

#331115 rgb(51, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #331115 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (51, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 50% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 59% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#331115 color codes

HEX	`#331115`
RGB	`rgb(51, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 50%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 67%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 59%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.25, 17.64, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.25, 18.51, 17.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.701, 1.159, 0.843)`
Decimal	`3346709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331115, 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 #331115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #331115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331115; }
.text { color: #331115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331115, #331e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #331115?: #331115 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331115?: The RGB value is 51, 17, 21: 51 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331115?: The complementary color is #11332F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.