What color is #331425?

#331425 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331425?

The RGB value is 51, 20, 37: 51 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331425?

The complementary color is #143322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331425 color

#331425 rgb(51, 20, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #331425 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 7.8% green and 14.5% blue (51, 20, 37).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 44% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#331425 color codes

HEX	`#331425`
RGB	`rgb(51, 20, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 7.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 44%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 61%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.54, 18.17, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.54, 18.7, 346.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.949, 1.338, 1.905)`
Decimal	`3347493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331425, 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 #331425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #331425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331425; }
.text { color: #331425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 20 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331425, #331415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331425?: #331425 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331425?: The RGB value is 51, 20, 37: 51 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331425?: The complementary color is #143322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.