What color is #331225?

#331225 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331225?

The RGB value is 51, 18, 37: 51 red, 18 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331225?

The complementary color is #123320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331225 color

#331225 rgb(51, 18, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #331225 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 7.1% green and 14.5% blue (51, 18, 37).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#331225 color codes

HEX	`#331225`
RGB	`rgb(51, 18, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 7.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 65%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, 19.41, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 20.08, 345.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.916, 1.27, 1.894)`
Decimal	`3346981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331225, 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 #331225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #331225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331225; }
.text { color: #331225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 18 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331225, #331214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331225?: #331225 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331225?: The RGB value is 51, 18, 37: 51 red, 18 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331225?: The complementary color is #123320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.