What color is #331410?

#331410 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331410?

The RGB value is 51, 20, 16: 51 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331410?

The complementary color is #102F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331410 color

#331410 rgb(51, 20, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #331410 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 7.8% green and 6.3% blue (51, 20, 16).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 52% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 69% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#331410 color codes

HEX	`#331410`
RGB	`rgb(51, 20, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 7.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 52%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 69%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 69%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.86, 15.21, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.86, 17.97, 32.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.709, 1.242, 0.64)`
Decimal	`3347472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331410, 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 #331410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	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 #331410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331410; }
.text { color: #331410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 20 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331410, #332510); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #331410?: #331410 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331410?: The RGB value is 51, 20, 16: 51 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331410?: The complementary color is #102F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.